In Search of First Straight Razor
Alright folks, this is my very first post here and hopefully this will yield me some great information.
This summer I'll be working at Philmont Scout Ranch in the mountains of northern New Mexico. I'll be heading a camp there where we dress, live, and act as though it were roughly 1890-1915 and we were loggers. I'm hoping to keep as much in character as possible and so I'm in search of straight edge razor. I'm pretty sure that these would have been the normal in use for shaving back in that time period. Anyway, I'd like to get one that would look somewhat period (ie. no plastic handle) and not expensive. I'm currently a college student and that camp does not pay well enough to buy an expensive set. My job doesn't start until the summer of course so I've got until then to find one and hopefully learn how to use it correctly.
Any recommendations folks? My old man used to use one but all he has left is a new Russian king style strop from the 70's. (or something along those lines)
Thanks
Ron