ID/evaluation needed: New goodies

[WetWhiskers]

Hello all,

The postman just delivered a package of goodies from Whipped Dog and now I need help identifying and evaluating them.

First off, an unseen-flawed:
"Original Pipe Razor" - on scale
"Union Leader" - one side of tang
"Voigt V.S. Co, St Louis" - other side of tang
"M.I. Germany"

It measures 5/8"



Any clue on the grind (sorry for the poor photography, it was the best of many.)?

General evaluation as a beginner's razor?

And number 2: An unseen.

"Case Brothers, Little Valley N?" - on tang

Measures 5/8"



Any clue on the grind (sorry for the poor photography, it was the best of many.)?

General evaluation as a beginner's razor?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

WW

 

[Kentos]

They won't win any beauty contests but should be more than good enough to shave with.

What kind of evaluation are you looking for? The first looks like a half hollow, the second maybe 1/4 hollow- but the pics are too blurry to really tell

 

[WetWhiskers]

the pics are too blurry to really tell

Anybody with suggestions on how to get a better view of the grind (no, I'm not going out and buying a camera and macro lens...)

WW

 

[jrp316]

The first one looks like either a 1/4 or 1/2 hollow, but it's a little hard to tell; on the second one, the pics are too blurry to tell for sure, but it's likely the same grind. Larry's sight unseen deals tend to be something of a hollow grind variety. For taking a picture of it head on, I would hold it up against a lit background. Laying it down will cast a shadow and make the picture hard to see.

As the first one goes, that one is going to be a rescale/rebuilt razor from parts. Chances are, Larry had a pipe razor (Wostenholm) with good scales and a bad blade; conversely, the Union Leader blade was probably a good blade/bad scales. So, he takes the good parts and assembles them to make a razor. It won't hurt the shave or razor quality by any means, but it'll definitely be a unique piece for sure.

 

[Doc226]

Anybody with suggestions on how to get a better view of the grind (no, I'm not going out and buying a camera and macro lens...)

WW

Pinch it between the thumb and index finger - carefully

 

[WetWhiskers]

Pinch it between the thumb and index finger - carefully

OK Thanks Doc!

I'll try that and re-post the grind photos. (Just not this evening, it's a bit late.)

Night night all.

 

[WetWhiskers]

As promised, "better" pictures of the grinds...

First the black "Original Pipe Razor/Union Leader" frankenrazor.

(NOTE: To protect Larry's reputation this was an "unseen - flawed" razor.)

And the yellow Case Brothers razor:



While these aren't beauty queens they are certainly growing on me. It may be my twisted personality but there is a certain rakish cache' to shaving with disreputable razors.

So gentlemen, any better guesses to the grinds?

Thanks for all your help!

WW

 

[jrp316]

First one looks like a half hollow...second one looks quarter hollow.

 

[KW Driver]

the more important question is, how do they shave?

and how do your profiles compare to these?