Oh Ebay, your listings can always make me laugh

Browsing through straights on ebay when I found this (I cannot link as it is live, so I will just provide description and picture).



This Is A Vintage Hollow Ground Razor From Around 1920.( No Box )
It Is Excellent Shape For Its Age But Has Been Well Used.
This Is Also Marked J.Dellow Newcastle On Tyne On The Blade.
Grab A Bargain

My hats off to whoever was shaving with that!

Oh', well without a box I wouldn't want it anyway.

Looks like someone has been using it as a box cutter!

Jporco said:

Looks like someone has been using it as a box cutter!

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and it's quite an excellent box cutter

That razor should have been "retired" way before it reached that state.

Looks like it's designed to uproot corns from a
Someones feet!...

I'd check with the seller on the bevel angle before buying that.

Looks like a barber shop shank special.

I just love that it was used down to that. Thinks about it. Someone was still honing and using that thing until it was a toothpick, and every morning they thought "yep, still some life in that." Now some of us pass up razors with the slightest hone wear. That razor is a testament to the non-throw away society.

I wonder how many years that thing was used for?

Looks like a nice ice pick to me. Someone better not out bid me on this!!!!!!!!!!

Think it would clean up nice?

Never tried straights, after these comments make I should hunt this one down on the 'bay as a starter....

oh my...

too bad the heel is chipped

Looks like "The Thing" from Fantastic Four tried to shave with it.

Have a great shave.

Kentos said:

too bad the heel is chipped

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I'm guessing that is the reason it is being sold.

It does have a beautiful patina.

Puerco said:

It does have a beautiful patina.

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and the scales have no visible cracks at all

Colinallcarz said:

Looks like a prison barber shop shank special.

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Correction.