I had sworn off buying any more razors, but several months ago, I just had to get this beauty. Not overdone, I unpinned the top and hand-polished everything, inside and out over a long period of time. Finally got it pinned back up with original collars and it is fresh off the hones. Seems either hard rubber or more likely celluloid scales, a full 8/8, wonderful double-stabilized, thinly double ground blade with a LOT of weight behind it. The (big!) original box is in good shape.
Check this out! :D
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All I can find of Bartlett and Dow in Lowell, Mass is that they sold seeds and implements. Any other info on them would be appreciated!
So I suppose this would be an implement? :rolleyes:
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Anyway, I just love the thing. I wonder who made it for them? IT does not quite remind of Sheffield, nor Solingen to me.
I would quite fancy it is from Connecticut or up in New York State.
Oddly enough, I have another razor from Lowell, Mass which I also rate as one of the coolest razors I have.
Good stuff from there back in the day!
Thanks for looking! :chapeau