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Check these out! I wouldn't mind having any of these sets of straight razors. Amazing craftsmanship!
I told my boys.... "You know Father's day is coming up here in a few months.... (hint hint) :rofl2:
Antique Joseph Rodgers Sons Carved Yrovi Straight Razor Set in Original Box | eBay
Antique Joseph Rodgers Sons Mother of Pearl Straight Razor Set in Original Box | eBay
Antique Joseph Rodgers Mother of Pearl Straight Razor Set in Original Box | eBay
Yes, I saw those razors. The first set to me is particularly attractive.
The prices are a little ridiculous for a paired set, no matter how pristine the blades and scales are.
:thinking:I wonder what yrovi is.:thinking:
Beautiful sets. The boxes for the second two sets remonds me of a book spine.
I have been looking at those. They are way too much money for my allowance. They appear as though they might be museum quality pieces though. I'd love to have them but there is no way I would but a bunch of razors that are worth more than my truck.
Ya, they are in my watch list.....just so I can drool, I suppose. ;) Beautiful, rare things!
Sez make offer, but even half of the price would be a pile!
Maybe we all can chip in and raise the funds to buy at least one of these.....
SRP community owned .... We can share them.....
Each of us can have them for a few weeks at a time and then pass them on to the next person.......
:rofl2:
And when the links are deleted we can still enjoy the beautiful blades..
Price is $3,149.99
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That's fine as long as I'm first on the list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Willisf
:w
One of blades has an obvious chip, so I wonder what this guy's definition of "shave ready" might be. I suppose like most ebay sellers, it translates to
"I expect more money because I did my research and learned that this phrase is quite popular around here."
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One set look like folding butter knives with fancy handles: Not interested!
Very nice sets but the asking price is far in excess of what I'd be willing to pay. I won't want to insult the seller with my best offer either. :nj:rolleyes:
Bob
Another way of saying too rich for YOUR blood as well? :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
I noticed that the etching on the blades and tang are blackened. Was this the "norm" back in the day?
Or were they filled in by black wax or something else to make the etching stand out more?
Most older razors you see today are not filled in.
Sheeeeeeeeeit, too rich for my blood? The only thing I'm on EBAY for these days, is to see if I can get a deal on a 3 pack of boxer brief seconds in size fat slob.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Yep, you can tell they are just to be looked at, if they where to be shaved with you would see the bevel set on them. Also what are those tiny grooves in the blades on the third set?. I would pay maybe $50.00 for them. I wonder if they have even been tempered? and ground?.Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
You gotta be kidding? Why on earth would they not be tempered? As to the bevels, rest assured they are there.Quote:
Originally Posted by THORandODIN
These sets are virtually (if not) unused, so the bevels are tiny. Far cry from the bevel on a 50 dollar well-used Sheffield.
YMMV
I think don't straight razors were made to be "just looked at" back in the day. Even salesmen sample sets were factory sharp. I could be wrong but these all look unused. There are bevels on them.... If a company set out razors that weren't honed..... They'd get a bad reputation of selling junk.....
The scales are the big wowy wowy wowy for me. You don't see those very often and even less often in that kind of shape with near new original blades. To each their own.
Have a boxed set somewhat like those downstairs, unique looking blades, Joseph Rodgers in ivory scales...:)
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Looks like they were blackened with some graphite IIRC, a common way to "enhance" an etching...after a shave or two....gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Willisf
I wonder if that was done back in the 1800s or was done as a modern technique?Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
I believe there are a few sellers, in order to get good pics, "enhance" the etchings with graphite or their own method to make the etch "pop".Quote:
Originally Posted by Willisf
I've been the proud purchaser of a few blades, where the etches were clear as day, two shaves later, the etchings were still visible, but the "pop" had been washed away down the drain and it became obvious quite quickly that there had been some dark magic performed on those etchings....:)
I know who you speak of, Phrank.
However, if you look at this seller, that ain't the case, IMO.
Be Damned....I will just buy them ALL! :rofl2:
Ebay is creepy, They play games with your head! The ivory set has disappeared without a trace. From my watch list as well. No history of it being sold.
Manipulation of the nation? :rofl2:
I had just noticed the same thing. Perhaps they should have left the fact that they were yvori, I'm quite certain everyone knew that by looking at the pictures.
Ya. The powers that be may have taken it off....or taken it! :D
Some of those are single-piece MOP, which is very rare. Nice museum pieces, similar razors have gone for similar prices at outside-ebay auctions, so I can see some of those prices being reasonable based on the history of other sales.
Bevels on razors when first made were extremely tiny, sometimes less than the width of a hair, almost invisible.
Thanks so much for posting the photos of those beautiful sets. When I clicked the link they were 'no longer available, or removed.' What lovely razors !Quote:
Originally Posted by DNM
Interesting seller. Over 5,000 listings and much that I saw was junk pocket knives. Has received over 5,000 feedbacks and only left a few thousand for others. Done with the trivia for today. :)
I gave up on leaving feedback a long time ago. I know it's no longer possible for it to happen, but I got sick of retaliatory feedback in response to honesty.
I'm interested to know who the well known, but unnamed collector is that he bought them off.......they are beautiful pieces, and I would love to see the rest of that person's collection!
I have heard the unnamed collector has one leg shorter than the other.
I can't say it enough how much I hate browsing through old threads when the links are deleted and I can't see pictures of the razors. I hate it so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Indeed! Jimmy can be fairly handy from time to time! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DNM
Not even!! :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
Yea I noticed that already. Maybe it's our mission to handle that :pQuote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
