New guy with question on cool looking razor

[shavewithwhat?]

Hello all

first post , though i have been lurking for the last 2 weeks. Something made me want to shave with a straight razor - not sure what.

so i jumped in - i have a dovo special which i really like , though i think i need to get it sharper - maybe honed , since its new , out of the box

i hit some antique shops - looking for something different , i really dont want to collect razors - i have collected , at various times in the past , Hamilton watches, fountain pens , political buttons, Master badges, movies, Buffalo Bills memorabilia , and other stuff i am sure- i jump in and out of stuff and learn a lot - i enjoy the chase.

anyways , i found a dubl duck special no 1 the other day - i coud add some of these to a collection

i found this razor and it says Wm Elliot and Company , 130 is on the tang -
did a search and found out this company was around from 1880 -1907 and then sold to another company , who used the same stamp.


i think the scales are very cool and very different , hence the reason i bought it - the tag said ivory or cell.

Any information on age would be great and does it have any collectible value - i bought it for the looks - and would consider trading it for a dubl duck. It does need cleaning and restoring. any info would be appreciated-

looking forward to hanging around

thanks

gary

[Doc4]

Welcome, what?

That looks like an interesting razor, what? I suspect it'd clean up nicely to shave with, what? Although the green marks are unfortunate, what?

(Oh, man, this'll be fun, what?)

[shavewithwhat?]

Welcome, what?

That looks like an interesting razor, what? I suspect it'd clean up nicely to shave with, what? Although the green marks are unfortunate, what?

(Oh, man, this'll be fun, what?)
Thanks for the welcome , I think


i believe the green is supposed to be there.

[Wil]

i believe the green is supposed to be there.[/QUOTE]



What?

:lol::lol::lol:

[jlander]

Hey What!

It's possible the green is supposed to be there. WM Elliot made very good razors IMHO. Could clean up very nicely and make a great shaver.

Welcome Aboard!!

[Bluestaco]

Welcome

Wow, you shaved with that Dovo Specialwhat out of the box? What? You're, uh, definitely going to want to get that honed, man! :eek:

Very nice WM Elliot what!

[thirdeye]

What? You want what? Oh..what was the question What?

What the heck...Welcome to the crew, just be carful what you ask for.

Enjoy!!!

BTW, that is a sweet looking razor.

[Soopercat]

Very nice razor indeed. The most famous what rendition ever.

"What"....hmmm parental guidance suggested, do not, I repeat do not open at work or in front of small children or anyone who might be offended by course language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syf8olcM0z4

Kind regards,

[crankymoose]

Welcome to B&B :thumbup1:

intersting looking razor
if you find anyone willing to part with a Dubl Duck it is almost always at a premium if in any decent condition at all

[Thebigspendur]

Those are celluloid scales. Some mild soap and warm water and they should clean up very nicely. On Eboy I would guess looking like that the razor might fetch $50 on a good day. Nothing rare or unusual about the scales though.