I actually took the razors to my barber (of 20 years). He feels that the larger one (the Elliot) is usable after he does his magic. The other, he's not so sure, he'll have to look it over closer.

It's funny, he looked at the blade and started explaining to me how the previous owner honed it, I have no idea how he could tell all that. But hey, he's been a barber for 60 years, guess that he's learned a thing or two in that time.

Anyway, I'm going to swing by a local antique shop here, they have a $5.00 straight blade and I'll buy that just to practice honing. Even if it's not something salvageable I can at least practice honing and in the end I'll increase my skills and still have an attractive piece of history.