Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

[2bit_collie]

Another arrival today - hopefully last 2 vintage razors for a while.

Top: George Wostenholm & Son 6/8 full hollow
Bottom: Lecollier a Nogent 13/16 near wedge tailless.
The French razor definitely displays an alternate design. To make up for the lack of a tail it has a thumb notch and jimps top and bottom. I question whether the scales are original, the blade bottoms out by hitting the wedge. Like my even bigger Renault, the pivot to toe distance is about 5.1” well beyond the 4.6” pivot hole to wedge hole spacing seen on most scales, and too much even for this particular set of scales.

Neither shows much (any?) sign of hone wear.

 

[AdamAZ]

This is not my usual acquisition, but an Antique Dealer who has my phone number called me to meetup to see if I wanted to check out his offerings before he took them to the next antique show. I purchased the following all original W&B for $20.
My question is, should I send it to someone highly skilled to have it restored or just leave it in its original condition? It is all original from the nineteenth century so it will be a nice collectible. Besides, it has a nick in the blade which will require some metal removal to get it in to shaving condition.

 

[Vaporstang]

American Knife Co., Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut- Circa 1849-1875

• This arrived yesterday. The seller said "shave ready" and I had reservations. I gave it a paste strop treatment and it surpassed my expectations!
• I literally thought these were wood scales at first, but they are synthetic. When it arrived, it was not cleaned up very well and the scales looked like they were wood and very dry. After cleaning with mineral oil, they still looked like wood. It wasn't until I shaved with it that I realized they were not wood - LOL!
  • I also did some clean-up of the blade with Flitz
• I assume these have to be replacement scales. They do look like they are very old though
• Grind is 1/4????
• The spine does have honing wear. There is also "polishing" marks on both sides of the heel

Any information anyone has on these razors or from looking at the pictures, please let me know

 

[Eastcoast30]

This is not my usual acquisition, but an Antique Dealer who has my phone number called me to meetup to see if I wanted to check out his offerings before he took them to the next antique show. I purchased the following all original W&B for $20.
My question is, should I send it to someone highly skilled to have it restored or just leave it in its original condition? It is all original from the nineteenth century so it will be a nice collectible. Besides, it has a nick in the blade which will require some metal removal to get it in to shaving condition.

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I vote to have it restored and then shave with it. That is true recycling!

 

[_edz_]

My first straight razor - I haven't yet used it and I'll admit I'm nervous as hell...but what a stunner!

 

[alex1921]

Today I came home form work to find this pair of beauties. 2 Marsden Warranted razors in what appears to be the original box.

 

[Yaron]

This beauty will come to me soon. Ulrik just made it for me. Can not wait. My 2nd Koraat razor

 

[Chrishyeon]

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My first straight razor - I haven't yet used it and I'll admit I'm nervous as hell...but what a stunner!

Stunner, she really is. Let us know how the first shave went!

 

[Chrishyeon]

This beauty will come to me soon. Ulrik just made it for me. Can not wait. My 2nd Koraat razorView attachment 1264866View attachment 1264867View attachment 1264868

Beautiful! Is that an extra full hollowed?

 

[azwetshaver]

Ooooo that's nice!!!

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My first straight razor - I haven't yet used it and I'll admit I'm nervous as hell...but what a stunner!

Ooooo that's nice!!!!

 

[Vraad]

found this guy for 12 bucks, cleaned it up a bit, pretty excited and it's 6/8

 

[Yaron]

Beautiful! Is that an extra full hollowed?

It is full hollow grind

 

[Zig the Pirate]

found this guy for 12 bucks, cleaned it up a bit, pretty excited and it's 6/8 View attachment 1265246View attachment 1265247View attachment 1265248View attachment 1265251

$12 ?
I'm calling the police, because that's a steal ;-)

 

[R7photo]

Arrived very fast from japan,,,amazing
Has edge on it but cleaning her up then hitting stones to kill edge and bevel set and up from start

2 k and up

 

[R7photo]

Arrived very fast from japan,,,amazing
Has edge on it but cleaning her up then hitting stones to kill edge and bevel set and up from start

2 k and up

Fresh off stones,,, awaiting test shave

 

[2bit_collie]

It is full hollow grind

@Yaron I may be getting one of the siblings from that batch, or perhaps the one before. I got my photos from Ulrik on May 5th, and its currently in transit. I chose the full hollow grind with tough beard option.

 

[2bit_collie]

@Yaron Mine is the 14-2.0 as well. Last I checked it was on day 4 of sitting at the Vienna airport, so no idea when I will be seeing it. Hopefully before the end of the month!

 

[Yaron]

@2bit_collie
it is super. mine is from the 14-2.0 series. mine will arrive on Monday, but I'm a little closer from Austria to the Czech Republic. Ulrik's razors are beautiful, I'm just curious about honing. the first one I had from Ulrik was not very well honed, I had to hone it again by myself.

 

[Yaron]

@Yaron Mine is the 14-2.0 as well. Last I checked it was on day 4 of sitting at the Vienna airport, so no idea when I will be seeing it. Hopefully before the end of the month!

I'm sorry, I deleted the original answer

 

[Njguy1977]

I decided to buy something different and pulled the trigger on something Japanese. Hope this one will be a good shaver when I done honing this one.

Larry