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  1. 09-07-2012, 12:30 AM #1
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    Default $10,000 wade and butcher etc.

    Just browsing the web and found these auctions for some INSANE razors.....
    For your viewing pleasure!
    RARE Wade & Butcher Ivory Display Straight Razor : Lot 834
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    RARE Buerger Bros. Display Razor "The Nymph" : Lot 835
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  3. 09-07-2012, 12:33 AM #2
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    That is truly amazing
    Thanks for sharing this!
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  4. 09-07-2012, 12:34 AM #3
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    HOLY HELL!!!


    Wait a minute, shouldn't you be honing??? Get back to work!!
    Through the mud and the blood, to the green fields beyond.
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    All I have to say is "Wow!". Beautiful razors.
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    Wow, what are the odds? I was going to make those exact scales this weekend! Well back to the drawing board.... Where did I put those popcicle sticks?
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    OMG!!! These are some of the most beautiful straights I've ever seen. And the history.....

    Ok it's decided then, I'm buying...... Some lottery tickets first thing tomorrow morning!!!

    Thank you for sharing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by turando72 View Post
    OMG!!! These are some of the most beautiful straights I've ever seen. And the history.....

    Ok it's decided then, I'm buying...... Some lottery tickets first thing tomorrow morning!!!

    Thank you for sharing.

    Ash
    they are display razors not for shaving, the are like 20-30"
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    I realised that, even if they were, I wouldnt dare putting them to the hones at that price point. They would be crown jewels in my small collection.

    Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
    they are display razors not for shaving, the are like 20-30"
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    Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
    they are display razors not for shaving, the are like 20-30"
    and I have seen them go for well over 30K USD.
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    I also wouldn't mind having that 27" Henckels lather catcher on the auction page either.
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