How did I do

[LMTMRP]

Well this one turned out to be a little better than my last ebay purchase no chips or cracks.

As best I can read it says
George Wostenholm
Celebrated (I-XL) Razor
Made For
###LEY & Fox New York

 

[Doc226]

Sorry complete junk, send my way for proper disposal.















Nice pickup

 

[kirk 988]

nice frameback may i ask how much you payed?

 

[smalltank]

hmm..where it eh "C" in "Celebrated"..interested how the stamp didnt align itself...great lookin straight none the less!

 

[LMTMRP]

I paid $30. Does any one know what it says on the bottom line?

 

[kirk 988]

I paid $30. Does any one know what it says on the bottom line?

nah it would be handy if you had a little loupe i cant see from the picture.

size?
whats engraved in the scales?

 

[PFP_Dad]

Looks nice to me. I like finding markings on the scales, I think it adds to the story. Congrats.

 

[LMTMRP]

This is engraved on both sides. Size measures 6/8

 

[kirk 988]

i cant read it because of the glare.

 

[LMTMRP]

i cant read it because of the glare.

Yeah I am not really a goods photographer I ll try and get some better ones. But it look like W G Vuuuuuuuuu. The u's are all just scribbles I can't make out.

 

[Kavik79]

using a light instead of a flash might help with the glare
looks something like "? G V?n?me" "WG Viname"? "WG Vincime"? I'm pretty sure the third and second to last letters are n and m in a very 'italicized' handwriting. Whatever it may be, it's probably just the name of the owner and likely won't help identifying the company name missing on the tang

a loupe would definitely be worth a try, but there's a good chance the left side of the stamp never touched metal since the shoulder tapers in at that point
And my google-fu must be weak tonight...didn't find a single company in NY that could be a plausible match

 

[LarryDarrell]

using a light instead of a flash might help with the glare
looks something like "? G V?n?me" "WG Viname"? "WG Vincime"? I'm pretty sure the third and second to last letters are n and m in a very 'italicized' handwriting. Whatever it may be, it's probably just the name of the owner and likely won't help identifying the company name missing on the tang

I have one with black cellulose scales that has a name scratched in it in a similar way. Could this be done by a local barber who honed razors? All those black scales would look the same, and he would need to be sure of giving the customer back the right razor. I like it, it gives a personal connection to someone who used it, who knows how long ago.

 

[Kavik79]

If I handed someone a razor to hone and they took it upon themselves to scratch my name into it, I'd be beyond annoyed LOL
I was thinking more like maybe it was common practice for owners to do that themselves...since can look identical to others...so that it doesn't up and walk off with someone else

It is interesting if you can find anything out about the original owner, sure. I just meant to say that what's scratched into the scales and what's illegible on the tang are two completely separate issues, figuring out one isn't likely to help you figure out the other

 

[LMTMRP]

Well now I just have to wait until my lapping films get here and pray I dont ruin this razor.

 

[Doc226]

Well now I just have to wait until my lapping films get here and pray I dont ruin this razor.

Just make sure you tape the spine. Usually the metal there is softer than the blade and would wear faster. Only time I think even Slash would tape.

 

[LMTMRP]

Just make sure you tape the spine. Usually the metal there is softer than the blade and would wear faster. Only time I think even Slash would tape.

Thanks I wouldn't have done that unless you told me. I can tell it does have some hone wear but nothing to serious.

 

[Captain Pre-Capsize]

I paid $30. Does any one know what it says on the bottom line?

Looks to me like, "Allen Fox New York."

As to taping the spine, that is the only way I have mine honed (by "Wid.") I'm sure at a microscopic level there is a difference, it only makes sense. At some level I just figure what's the point? With a dozen straights being rotated and each being honed maybe annually if that I'll be dead by the time tape on the spine would have made any difference.

 

[HLS]

Very nice razor. If it were mine I would unpin at the pivot and deal with that rust on the tang. Too nice of a razor to let the rust have it.....

 

[Slash McCoy]

I would measure and calculate the bevel angle before taping. If the bevel is much less than 16 degrees, then possibly taping is in order but I have one of those Wostie framebacks and I have never taped it. Don't GUESS that it needs to be taped. VERIFY that it does. I won't hesitate to tape a spine, if there is a demonstrated definite reason to do so.

Anyway the edge is in fair shape. You won't be removing all that much steel, unless you like a completely straight edge.