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02-23-2009, 05:24 PM #1Senior Member
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What makes this razor so expensive?
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02-23-2009, 05:39 PM #2Senior Member
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Other than the scales, not a clue...
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02-23-2009, 05:51 PM #3
That's a razor people who are strictly collectors would be after. To a shaver it means nothing.
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02-23-2009, 05:57 PM #4Large Member
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Yep, there's no accounting for the collectors. It seems to be all about the scales with them.
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02-23-2009, 05:58 PM #5Senior Member
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+1, those guys that collect the decorated handles are hard core. Same with the guys that collect the older pressed horn scales. There is even a book out by Robert Doyle, the same author who wrote Collecting Staight Razors, here. I bought the book and found that he had great photos of the scales but none of the blades.
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Those scale collectors aren't that concerned with the blades.
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02-23-2009, 08:49 PM #6Thread Killer
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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
+1, those guys that collect the decorated handles are hard core. Same with the guys that collect the older pressed horn scales. There is even a book out by Robert Doyle, the same author who wrote Collecting Staight Razors, here. I bought the book and found that he had great photos of the scales but none of the blades. Those scale collectors aren't that concerned with the blades.
(*Begin satirical rant*)
Just who are these guys? Do they know what they are doing? To sate a perverse lust for worthless bits of plastic and bone, THESE PERNICIOUS BASTARDS ARE STRIPPING THE MARKET OF QUALITY STEEL!
If these venal pigs had a shred of human decency, they'd de-pin the scales and put the blades back on ebay.
(*End satirical rant*)
Seriously, do scale collectors outnumber us or are they just richer?
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02-23-2009, 08:56 PM #7Mint loving graphical comedian
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If I were to get that razor the first thing i'd do is remove the scales. They would be binned. The blade does look quite nice from a purely aesthetic point of view. The quality of the steel is something I know nothing about.
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02-23-2009, 09:04 PM #8Mint loving graphical comedian
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Any reason for the double post?
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02-23-2009, 09:18 PM #9Thread Killer
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Originally Posted by sidneykidney
Any reason for the double post?
I "back arrowed" into the compose message window which must have triggered the "Send."
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