Dear all,
I just received this hefty (80g) old thing:
I would say it's solid brass but there were some rusty bits under the thick layer of gunk that covered it in places.
What puzzles me is it's provenance. The markings read: Approved by D.W.P. Palestine
Now DWP could be Department of Work and Pensions (a British Mandate or Yishuv/pre-state jewish body?) but I can't find anything online.
It is also, as you might see in the photos, the crudest looking cast brass shaving head I have ever seen. It was at one stage chrome/silver plated but that is long gone.
Anyway, any information on this piece of history would be greatly appreciated.
Much obliged,
p_m
I just received this hefty (80g) old thing:
I would say it's solid brass but there were some rusty bits under the thick layer of gunk that covered it in places.
What puzzles me is it's provenance. The markings read: Approved by D.W.P. Palestine
Now DWP could be Department of Work and Pensions (a British Mandate or Yishuv/pre-state jewish body?) but I can't find anything online.
It is also, as you might see in the photos, the crudest looking cast brass shaving head I have ever seen. It was at one stage chrome/silver plated but that is long gone.
Anyway, any information on this piece of history would be greatly appreciated.
Much obliged,
p_m