1920s STRAIGHT SHAVING RAZOR SOLINGEN w/ TUSK HANDLE | eBay UK
really?
is this some special kind of razor that in my inexperience i haven't seen yet. or is it the worn down and unusable relic i think it is..
If i'm wrong please correct me seriously.
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1920s STRAIGHT SHAVING RAZOR SOLINGEN w/ TUSK HANDLE | eBay UK
really?
is this some special kind of razor that in my inexperience i haven't seen yet. or is it the worn down and unusable relic i think it is..
If i'm wrong please correct me seriously.
This is special kind of seller, who try to cheat people.
It's not a razor, it's trash.
It must be special,,, Somebody used that razor to the nub :)
I am joking here, that is a tired old worn out Solingen razor of no unique value...
As to the scales being "Tusk" I doubt that too, but with out touching them I couldn't say for sure...
More like a Solingen letter opener
From the picture, it looks like you might need 15-20 layers of tape in order to create a bevel. I think you should buy it and let us know whether or not it can be rescued. After all it is "scarce and highly collectable."
:roflmao
Some one has honed the hell out of that razor! He really did get his money's worth! I wonder if I only used one razor for 50 years and touched up once a fortnight, would it look like that?
That's almost as funny as the Durham Duplex I saw on Ebay last week at a BIN price of $149.99.:roflmao
I think it may need more tape than that.. But i don't think they sell those quantities outside of wholesaleQuote:
Originally Posted by DLB
No, if you use strop. But if you use the hone instead of strop, it's possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scipio
I meant touch ups with a hone and routine stroppingQuote:
Originally Posted by manah
I offered him $.99
Ebay wouldn't let me go with my gut instinct bid of .75
Haha, I was wondering who made that offer. I had hoped that somebody hadn't seriously wanted the thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by BKratchmer
Also, "made by the Solingen Company".
my favorite line is "very well preserved for its age"
The seller doesn't have a clue as to what that razor is , or what it's made of . I've seen those bolsters on plenty of celluloid/plastic scales , and never on ivory ("tusk") . Also , the scales are thicker than any ivory scales I've ever seen . I will bet my asagi hone against a brick , that those scales are celluloid/plastic . IMHO the description is outright fraud , and the seller should be kicked off ebay . This may seem harsh to some of you , but suppose someone who doesn't know any better , would buy this junk to give as a gift , to one of us .
This is the seller
globalantiques
stay clear, there's actual a minor amount of vaguely ok blades on there, but i think the prices are ridiculous
Heck, I was looking for a nice 1/8 or 2/8 blade to use under my nose. I could even pick my nose with it when I was done shaving.
Boy, that seller is really pushing the limits of outrageous. My first instinct was to spit and call them names, but really... if you are going to get on ebay and spend $200 on a razor and you end up buying THAT... chances are you probably get taken advantage of a lot and probably you should learn more about razors before spending that much money on ebay.
BTW, I liked the $ 0.99 bid, it made me laugh, in fact I almost wanted to outbid you and put down say $1.50. Of course then I'd be afraid I'd actually win the thing and would have to figure out what to do with it...