Heirloom straight
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Congrats! It looks to be in great user grade shape! A little sanding and a hone, and it should be good to go.
Based on the look, I'd guess that it was made by J.R. Torrey and branded with the other company.
Based on the look, I'd guess that it was made by J.R. Torrey and branded with the other company.
Very cool, congratulations on the heirloom razor.
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The tang says DEVON MFG. CO CHICAGO. I could only find Devon...Germany online and it sold for CHEAP. Think I should put any work into it to use it?
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Also found the coffin. Says WADEN BUTCHER SHEFFIELD. Sadly it was empty.
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Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
Hone and go. I doubt those are original scales. It's a user. Hone and shave. I see a pretty good ding in the edge about 1/4" from the heel. Otherwise looks fine. If you decide to just put it away, maybe give it a coat of petroleum jelly to prevent rust.
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
Send it to Alfredo aka Doc226 and have him do what he thinks it needs.
This is a great suggestion. If you're new to straights, then you don't want to cut your teeth honing on a family heirloom. I'd send it off to a professional to be honed, and then buy some inexpensive blades to learn to hone on.
