Two new acquisitions

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03-13-2009, 03:07 AM
jventurini

Two new acquisitions

Hey all

I've had my first razor for two days and what do I do? Go on eBay and buy two more!! I was looking for a couple cheap razors to test my honing on, as I don't want to ruin my shave ready razor I have now. Anyone have any ideas/advice on the two new ones?

J. R. Torrey Straight Razor Tortoise Celluloid - eBay (item 270354061264 end time Mar-12-09 17:53:10 PDT)

John Koskinen Straight Razor Tortoise Shell Celluloid - eBay (item 270354069146 end time Mar-12-09 18:16:32 PDT)

I haven't bought a hone yet but was thinking the Norton 4K/8K. Would that be good to start with? Thanks to all of you have been a great help thus far.
03-13-2009, 03:10 AM
xman

Welcome, jventurini

That's a very good stone, not only to start with, but for the long term as well.

X
03-13-2009, 03:23 AM
JimmyHAD

Quote:

Originally Posted by xman

That's a very good stone, not only to start with, but for the long term as well.

X

+1 on the 4/8. Two nice pieces to practice on. The second one 'formerly of Elskituna is interesting. I wonder if the maker moved his operation over to the USA or was still in Sweden? At those prices you can't go wrong.
03-13-2009, 05:17 AM
StraightRazorDave

You picked up those razors for pretty good prices! The norton 4000/8000 is certainly a great stone, but you also might want a coarser hone for setting bevels, which you may have to do with the ebay finds. I'm sure you could do it with a norton 4000 (it may take a while), but I just use my norton 1000.
03-13-2009, 09:45 AM
gugi

the norton is a good stone, but not enough to hone these razors.
you'll need something coarser.
03-13-2009, 02:24 PM
Otto

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The second one 'formerly of Elskituna is interesting. I wonder if the maker moved his operation over to the USA or was still in Sweden? At those prices you can't go wrong.

JOHN ENGSTROM ESKILSTUNA
ca. 1874-1918

JOHN ENGSTROM, JR.
Little Valley, New York
ca. 1920-1921

Source:
Straight Razor Manufacturers and Dates of Operation

Nice razors. Good grab!
03-13-2009, 06:25 PM
jventurini

Hey all
Thanks for the advice and compliments. I figured at the price I couldn't beat it. Anyone know any info on the John Engstrom razor? I haven't been able to find anything on them. And if so why the handle says John Koskinen? Again I appreciate the posts folks, and I'm going to probably pick up a Norton 4K/8K in the near future.
03-14-2009, 04:05 AM
gugi

that's probably a vendor., or may be personalization for the owner. the maker is engstrom, apparently the us one.
03-15-2009, 04:19 AM
elginrunner

i've bought this set and it's worked very well for me....
03-15-2009, 04:28 PM
dannyr

Looks like you got a good buy on both those razors. Good going!
Dannyr:tu