Beautiful, silver and black a timeless classicThanks guys!
This one had a sleepover at the post office because I wasn’t home to sign for it.
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Beautiful, silver and black a timeless classicThanks guys!
This one had a sleepover at the post office because I wasn’t home to sign for it.
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I feel like it will have a good grip during the shave. Famous last words. I've got a collection of Solingen luxury straight razors from the last quarter of the 1800's. Most of them have covered tangs. In my experience the grip isn't quite as good as with a non covered tang, but it's good enough. Besides the looks of the beautiful tang by far outweighs any disadvantages.
Congratulations to a very beautiful razor.
Beautiful, silver and black a timeless classic
If I find a to me very interesting razor in mint condition I bid for it, but I only put a low bid. Then once in a while I get lucky like this time. This late Törnblom 4/8 shoulderless razor is definitely NOS, but what caught my interest is the inverted etching. I've only seen that on vintage Puma razors.
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If I find a to me very interesting razor in mint condition I bid for it, but I only put a low bid. Then once in a while I get lucky like this time. This late Törnblom 4/8 shoulderless razor is definitely NOS, but what caught my interest is the inverted etching. I've only seen that on vintage Puma razors.
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Thank you Jim. I was lucky. Few buyers look beyond Heljestrand or E.A. Berg so smaller brands like Törnblom are often overlooked. Not that I mind, not at all.Wow!
You really did get lucky particularly since this was a low ball bid. Beautiful razor!
Thank you Ian. As you know the true greatness of these razors, the hard durable ultra sharp edge they take , isn't seen by the eye but felt on the skin while shaving. Which makes me wonder, that bolt cutter of yours it isn't made by Bacho, Sandvik or any other Swedish tool manufacturer is it?Now that is beautiful Arne!!!
that bolt cutter of yours it isn't made by Bacho, Sandvik or any other Swedish tool manufacturer is it?
Very fine specimens, just be careful when using them, The tang is very wiggly.Just snagged these off the bay.
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A few chips on the edges and hopefully the rust is just on the surface.
Any info regarding these would be welcome.
My first Swedish blades.
Just snagged these off the bay.
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A few chips on the edges and hopefully the rust is just on the surface.
Any info regarding these would be welcome.
My first Swedish blades.
Lots of great finds this afternoon. Here's what I found along the mid-coast of Maine. I have not done any clean up. What you see is what I found.
First find was a 6/8s+ Torrey Barbers Notch - This is the state I found it in. Very little hone wear. It has seen little use. The scales are perfect. It seems to have been coated in an oil paste that's dried up. Hoping a little WD-40 and some elbow grease will take it off.
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I found "The Reaper", a Joseph Rogers and Sons, razor with very little hone wear where I found the Torrey. The scales are in great shape. Could pass up owning a razor called "THE REAPER"
The ERN was found in a different town. It is a Crown and Sword round point with a light wear from honing. The bone scales are in fine shape. The "GAD" that has been scratched into the scales can easily be removed.
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