Another good day in the wild in Canada - My THIRD Eclipse find! Cased even!

[AceByTerror]

Well I was out on a drive to the exotic wood store in Hamilton to buy some wood for brush handles and I decided to stop in at one of my regular stops - a big old antique market that I hit about once every few months.

It had been a while since I visited, and I remembered this recent thread about a fellow Canuck scoring an Eclipse razor at another market near me. With that in mind, I walked in.

Not even kidding - the first case I walked up to inside had these :



Amazing! My THIRD Eclipse find in the wild near me - and my first cased one to boot. The case and head are minty, but the handle has some significant brassing. Might have to ship this one off to Krona for a makeover in silver

The old type was clean and decent - I bought it more for the excellent condition gold thatch ABC type case, and the straight was in excellent shape with a barber's notch which I've been looking for.

All in - roughly $40. The Eclipse was $13.

I'm beginning to wonder if Eclipse had a factory outlet around here somewhere in the 30s

 

[ERVARGASNY]

Nice find, to bad I live in the city and have no places to look, I am jealous, but seriously Congrats. Thanks for sharing )

 

[Harry Snider]

Yep, and I turned down an offer to join in on the hunt. I had to keep 'the dragon lady' happy by working on the house.
Great finds bud!

 

[rxonmymind]

A HUGE congrats! I'm seeing a pattern here. Looks like your in Eclipse land while I'm in Toggle country. One day I'll find one I'm sure as we're neighbors.

 

[AceByTerror]

A HUGE congrats! I'm seeing a pattern here. Looks like your in Eclipse land while I'm in Toggle country. One day I'll find one I'm sure as we're neighbors.

And I hope that goes both ways - I have yet to find a toggle in the wild!

 

[rxonmymind]

Yep, and I turned down an offer to join in on the hunt. I had to keep 'the dragon lady' happy by working on the house.
Great finds bud!

Ha! That makes both of us. Had new tile to install with a friends help. A project, but well worth it. No hunting for me!

 

[Mark1966]

Congrats!

 

[alex2363]

Well I was out on a drive to the exotic wood store in Hamilton to buy some wood for brush handles and I decided to stop in at one of my regular stops - a big old antique market that I hit about once every few months.

It had been a while since I visited, and I remembered this recent thread about a fellow Canuck scoring an Eclipse razor at another market near me. With that in mind, I walked in.

Not even kidding - the first case I walked up to inside had these :

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Amazing! My THIRD Eclipse find in the wild near me - and my first cased one to boot. The case and head are minty, but the handle has some significant brassing. Might have to ship this one off to Krona for a makeover in silver

The old type was clean and decent - I bought it more for the excellent condition gold thatch ABC type case, and the straight was in excellent shape with a barber's notch which I've been looking for.

All in - roughly $40. The Eclipse was $13.

I'm beginning to wonder if Eclipse had a factory outlet around here somewhere in the 30s :)

That is the deal of the year.......
The company never went outside of UK. The were always located there until the present as a tool company Spears and Jackson ( Eclipse tools ) UK.

This is their early beginnings up to 1925


James NEILL Steel manufacturer 49 Bailey Street Kelly's 1893
James NEILL 356 Crookes Moor Road Kelly's 1893 (not sure about this one)
James NEILL steel manufr. (J.N. & Co) h The Croft, Carsick Hill, Ranmoor White's 1911
James NEILL Steel manufacturer (J N & Co. (Sheffield) Limited) h. The Croft, Tom Lane, Ranmoor White's 1919
James NEILL (& Co. (Sheffield) Limited) steel manufacturers Composite Steel Works, Napier Street White's 1919

James NEILL Steel manufacturer (J Neill & Co. (Sheffield) Ltd.) h. The Croft, Tom Lane Kelly's 1925
James NEILL (& Co. (Sheffield) Ltd.) steel manufacturers Composite Steel Works, Napier Street Kelly's 1925

Here are the Red Ring British patent no 344280 by W. V. Hudson and J. L. Pickerell is from 5 March 1931 and British patent no 380958 was granted in September 1932 to J. Neill & Company Limited.

 

[ironfist]

Wow great score!

 

[Sled Dog]

Wow, really awesome find!!
Third Eclipse??!! There must of been a Rolls Razor factory near me

 

[Mick]

Makes it all worthwhile going outside every once in a while

 

[BRITD]

$13 for a cased Eclipse. Unreal, what a awesome find!

 

[Lamboy]