Great job -- beautiful razor -- what a shine!
Wanted to share my rarest of razors -- or so it is for me. The nickel plated cased Toggle. Amazing design, fantastic build quality, pristine condition, rarely seen.
I have a gold-plated Toggle, but this one blows that one away...
Very jealous. I know shipping is worse to your corner of the world than to the US, so that is a tremendous haul! I regret not getting more Spanish products when I was in Barcelona and L'Escala last summer. Get as many sticks as you can find!Just been to Gran Canaria with my wife for a week in the sun.
All this is just readily available on the supermarket shelf.
Round about €1.25 for a tube of cream.
Only problem is I couldn't find the La Toja sticks but I'm off to Madrid in 6 weeks so I'm sure I can wait.
Also received some scale blanks and a finished set of Desert Ironwood scales from another B&B member this morning.
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Why does the travel razor have a salt and pepper shaker included?
my haul for the month. this month was a big haul for my wallet as well lol.
What's that Straight Razor to the far right? Looks interesting!
Look what you guys started. Last week I wouldn't give a straight razor a second look, today they jumped off the shelves at me in the antique shop.
What initially caught my eye was this guy, with the faux bamboo scales. One side is broken, but the blade looked so nice, I picked it up. Also, she gave it to me for 1/2 price Blade is 5/8". It's marked Magnetic on the blade, and Worcester Razor Co. on the tang.
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Right next to it was this guy, in a Brandt Razor box. I didn't want it to get lonely, and the box was so nice I grabbed him too. No marking on the blade, the tang is also marked Worcester Razor Co. Blade is 3/4" at the toe (making it a 6/8 blade, yes?)
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Then I hit one more shop that was full of hand planes, clamps, micrometers and other cool tools. When I asked the guy if he dealt in straight razors he said no, and followed with, "You're probably not looking for a safety razor." Sure, I'll take a look. Turns out it was a Müller & Schmitt travel razor kit that looks to be in pretty darn good shape. Looking at the alum and blades, I don't think it was ever used.
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So how'd I do for my first foray? Can anyone help me date these guys and pin down exactly what I've found?
Thanks!
-Joe
OT note: Hope it's ok that I started this thread, there being no March one yet. I'm still new here
what steps or process did you use to clean it?