Joseph Elliot I just won. :D

I just won this bad boy for a pretty low ebay price. £27 inc postage.

It looks to be a fairly old wedge. If it is it's my first wedge, And it's my first smiling blade as well!

I might be tempted to send this one out to be sorted. I'm also thinking about perhaps some TI scales. I'll wait till I have it in my grubby palms before I make my mind up :D

Oh and sorry to the person I managed to outbid for it!

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If anyone knows anything about this razor the age ect then please comment :D

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Originally Posted by Iceni

I just won this bad boy for a pretty low ebay price. £27 inc postage.

It looks to be a fairly old wedge. If it is it's my first wedge, And it's my first smiling blade as well!

I might be tempted to send this one out to be sorted. I'm also thinking about perhaps some TI scales. I'll wait till I have it in my grubby palms before I make my mind up :D

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Lovely razor! Congrats on your good fortune. Please, don't junk those scales... original is always best -- the same way that the blade can be restored (to whatever level you choose) and honed to shave-readiness, the scales can be cleaned-up and polished. Be gentle with it.

Smooth shaving!

I've just been reading the JE timeline. I wasn't expecting the company to have been making razors all the way back to 1795.... It's a lot older than I expected. And looking at the shape of it I don't think it's a late production model either. I'm thinking 1850 ish would seem right for the shape. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I'll give the scales a thorough look over before I decide to do anything with them. I was fully expecting them to be celluloid or rubber, But I think the razor predates both materials. It gives me a lot of hope for the scales.

The more I look at it, the more I think I might have a project I simply shouldn't attempt for fear of ruining it.

I'm going to have to tread carefully with this one!

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Originally Posted by Iceni

I just won this bad boy for a pretty low ebay price. £27 inc postage.

It looks to be a fairly old wedge. If it is it's my first wedge, And it's my first smiling blade as well!

I might be tempted to send this one out to be sorted. I'm also thinking about perhaps some TI scales. I'll wait till I have it in my grubby palms before I make my mind up :D

Oh and sorry to the person I managed to outbid for it!


If anyone knows anything about this razor the age ect then please comment :D

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Looks like a great looking blade, it should clean up nice.

As far as scales are concerned, it's your blade to with what you wish, if you'd like new scales for the blade, fine, pick what you want and enjoy. You can always keep the old scales stored so that if you ever change your mind or sell it, you can always have the originals on hand.

Either way it's yours to enjoy!

hmmm I would have guessed 1830-1850 based on blade style and with that I would guess dyed horn.

Get out the tape! That is a bear to hone! Nice blade! Enjoy! :)

Really really nice. Congrats

Nice pick up.

I got home From work and it was sat waiting for me :D

I'll get pictures up as soon as I can tomorrow.

13/16ths, Wedge, Joseph Elliot celebrated razor [with C maltese cross ) logo] (tang), Universally Approved Best silver steel (blade stamp). Horn scales, Lead wedge, Brass pins.

The scales are good, They have a users mark on both sides (X) That can be polished out. Pins are tight. Blade is centralized in the scales and there is no warping. Jimped top and bottom from the pin almost to the edge on the underside, The jimps are also very fine 7 teeth per 1/4 inch.

No pitting on the edge, but there is pitting on the spine and exposed part of the blade north of the scales.

Should be a good shaver, The steel is also very hard, I ran some sandpaper on it to remove some of the rust and the steel is very glassy.

Picture time!

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And my SOTD :D

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I think it's a great razor, I put a bevel on it that was too big, I wanted to see what the spine was like so I ran it over the hone not thinking about how it would make the bevel look!!!! That was a mistake.


The final bevel is set on 3 layers of tape, 1K king, 6K king, Crox strop. I've not put it on the Trans black arkie yet as it was popping hairs from the Crox.

Scales are far better than the listing pictures showed, And the pins are nice as well.