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i just had to say what an amazing set of razors !!!!!!!! it says that in the add but i couldnt think of another word ... they are beautiful !! congrats to a buyer and if no one does congrats for still having them ...
Complete NOS G.Wostenholm & Sons (AMAZING!!) - Straight Razor Place Classifieds
Yep. That's what I was thinking.
RAD,
It's first time in my life when I'm happy that I don't have 5K available:dropjaw:
Outstanding set!
Stunning. that's truly 1 of a kind.
I'd never have guessed that a 7 day set of that quality would have survived in mint condition.
Yea, if I had the coin I would buy it, hone them and use it and to heck with posterity. What a tremendous 7 day set.
Bob
+1. Awesome set. I've seen some nice ones but never one as nice, and fancy, as that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
Talk about some heavy hitters! Those are some astounding razors! Very nice offer!
R
I'm pretty sure the wife won't notice if I sell her car :)
Seriously, those are probably the nicest 7 day set I've seen! Love the spine work and design.
Truely amazing, the set looks like it should be an offering in a high end auction house or on display in a mansion museum. I wish that I could afford and have such a set but would be fearful that I could not safeguard it for posterity.
Not that rich. But I would love a set like that. Currently working on my hodge podge 7 day set.
What an amazing sight to wake up to this morning. Wow! Would someone loan me $5k? ; )
Wow. That's one of those things I would sit in front of a case in a museum and stare at in awe.
Nice set.... But the price is way to high for me.
But if i have that money to spend without make the wife mad.... yes!
I wonder what the deal is with the odd one out?
James.
Looks like the flash has blotted out the etch etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
The 2 above have a partial loss also from the flash.
A bargain at that price when you think about it. It may very well be the last of its kind in existence. How do you put a price on that? and how can one pick up a blade and use it knowing that one false move, and its pristine nature and its uniqueness are forever destroyed? My hands would be shaking too much to risk such treasures!
i pretty much was thinking the same about being afraid of damage to one .. the way my luck is , id shave all week full of excitement , then Saturday id be all relaxed and start to get careless , finish my shave , wipe down the razor , put it in its box , then knock the box of the counter and CRY !!! ...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Magpie
I would hone them and use them without hesitation. Otherwise, they're dead things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magpie
says the guy who doesn't have $5k to spend on them
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Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Is the Sistine chapal a dead thing? or the works of Van Gogh or Rembrandt? Those razors are not just tools, they are pieces of art. And there is nothing wrong with appreciating a work of art.
Makes me want to put on my Lone Ranger mask and go to the bank. My luck the bank wouldn't have that much cash on hand. Come ooonnnn Lotto #s
Both the Sistine Chapel and the paintings are fulfilling their primary purposes by being looked at (and worshiped beneath).Quote:
Originally Posted by Magpie
The razors, just being looked at, aren't doing what they were made to do...
Well, they're Wostenholm razors. What they were made to do was make George Wostenholm a lot of money, so they can't do what they were made to do. So maybe it doesn't actually matter!
I am sure that those razors are even nicer in person. Does anybody know anything about those razors? Things like age, manufacturer....you know, the history. Beautiful!
Take Care,
Richard
I agree. They were made to shave.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Razors are appreciated in the shave. Paintings are appreciated in viewing them.
The biggest compliment someone could make me is to use the knives and razors I made a couple hundred years from now. The chances of that happening are of course slim, but I make the things so they can be used for hundreds of years with enough care.
I'd feel wrong about someone buying something from me and then putting it in a shadow box.
I didn't go through all that effort just so it would never be used.
If you did that, put the mask on, took a photo, and changed your avatar, I'd greatly appreciate it. :wQuote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
we could prob donload the mug shot after he left the bank ..lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
These beautiful razors have no soul, they just sat there in the box, unused, dying to be part of someone rotation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Says the other guy who doesn't have $5k to spend on them
Yeah, those are practically museum pieces. I couldn't afford ONE of them!
I think I would donate those to a museum in Sheffield... or wrap them in cotton wool and hide them in a deep, dark hermetically sealed chamber for the ages while rocking back and forth saying 'my precious!' ;)
99% of the time this is my philosophy. But ever rarely something comes along so pristine that has survived exactly as it was made for all these years that I feel it's a tribute to history to keep it exactly as it is. These razors are kind of a window onto what the craftsmen produced, and exactly how they looked as they left the shop. It's a unique opportunity that all the years in between being made and being viewed and handled today seem to never have been there. Just my opinion of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
If they were at a price point I could afford, and agreed with, I would buy them and use tape on the spine when I honed one. I would probably only hone and shave with Sunday though. Make it my "Sunday go to meetin' razor".:)
those are ridiculous… that's something to start saving to, but likely won't be many opportunities for something like that, my wallet's too light as it is.