A very, very, Special razor & brush restore for Me !!!!!!

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11-03-2009, 08:45 PM
gssixgun

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A very, very, Special razor & brush restore for Me !!!!!!

So I have to tell the whole story of the set..

Back in June for my 50th birthday my Mother in Law found me a vintage razor set that she bought for me...
It included a solid brass brush handle loaded very densely with a boars hair knot...Naturally the boars hair was starting to come out but really what do you expect it was probably 50 years old... Included along was a re-scaled razor in some very beautiful "Owl" decorated scales... The razor was not original to the scales and did not fit them, so I sat on this set for 5 months waiting for the right things to come together...

Well I finally did my first brush restore on an "Old Spice" brush about 2 months ago, I loved the handle hated the boars hair... I ordered a new Silvertip knot from the Golden Nib which Tony over there got right out to me... I drilled it out and glued in the new knot and have loved that brush ever since...Now last night my 20 mm over stuffed Silvertip knot arrived from Tony so it went into this brass handle.... So now I have a nice little brush...

So then I waited for just the right razor to put in these scales... Finally I snapped up the most special razor I have ever seen and I have been waiting for two weeks for it to arrive from Argentina....

This is a 5/8 spike point NOS Mercurio #16 out of Solingen it slid right into the Owl scales....

Now some of you who know me or have visited my website my know why this rather plain ole' razor is so special to me :)

Believe it or not that is my last name stamped on there :D:D:cool::cool:

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I am going to hone this up and shave with it once, but I am thinking this will go in a small display case of it's own...
11-03-2009, 08:48 PM
BKratchmer

That's really neat, Glen! Thanks for sharing! :)
11-03-2009, 09:28 PM
Joed

Love the brush Glen! Great find on the razor also. Very special find. Holli pointed me to one on EBay with my family name stamped in it also and it's now part of the stable.

Enjoy your shaves with this special set!
11-03-2009, 10:46 PM
sapito318

Thats pretty cool Glen, congrats!
11-03-2009, 10:49 PM
loueedacat

That's the Merkur logo. I never put Merkur and Mercurio razor together.
11-03-2009, 11:00 PM
Disburden

Those scales are friggin' sweet!
11-03-2009, 11:02 PM
matt321

Nice story. Thanks for making the day a little brighter.
11-03-2009, 11:06 PM
nun2sharp

So...your last name is Owl?;)
11-03-2009, 11:08 PM
JimmyHAD

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Originally Posted by loueedacat

That's the Merkur logo. I never put Merkur and Mercurio razor together.

Very nice Glen. I have a couple of Merkur straights and a slue of Merkur slants with various brands on them but I've never seen one branded Mercurio before. Rare piece and I bet it will shave well.
11-03-2009, 11:13 PM
Ookla

That's cool!

Now I have to start scouring the globe to find my own branded razor.
11-03-2009, 11:16 PM
coachmike

That's awesome Glen. Glad to see someone so deserving getting such a special gift. ENJOY!!!!
11-03-2009, 11:42 PM
oldfat1

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Originally Posted by nun2sharp

So...your last name is Owl?;)

No, no. His last is "Solingen":w
11-04-2009, 12:01 AM
gssixgun

Quote:

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

So...your last name is Owl?;)

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Originally Posted by oldfat1

No, no. His last is "Solingen":w

OMG that almost makes me wanna jump back to the old "10,000 comedian's out of work and you two are trying to be funny"????

:gaah::gaah::roflmao:roflmao
11-04-2009, 05:35 AM
BeBerlin

Beautiful scale work, stunning craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing, Glen!
11-04-2009, 05:52 AM
avatar1999

Awesome Glen! Wish There was a razor with my name on it (literally) but I guess I have to settle for German and Polish blades to match my heritage :D
11-04-2009, 06:24 AM
Blackstangal

You have one heck of a nice Mother in law!:tu
11-04-2009, 02:54 PM
Seraphim

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Nice!

I have that very same brush, apparently, but the boar is still in good working order in mine.

The heavy brass handle really feels neat to hold. Tiny, but substantial.
11-04-2009, 03:10 PM
hoglahoo

Kelly you're such a hoot

Glen that's so cool. I can't wait to see the display case you'll craft for the razor :D I assume you'll be using the brush though since you reknotted it?
11-04-2009, 04:15 PM
gssixgun

Well the shave went fine, Nice shaver, I mean nothing real special about the razor other than the name to me :).... She shaves nice and close just like every other Soli hollow grind like it...

Al the new Pro-Bomb Rocks Sox, man...

Yeah the brush is in rotation, the razor, will not be, it is destined to be just a wall hanger, but at least I can say it does shave....
11-04-2009, 10:35 PM
colorado

That's awesome! Great find.

Looks wonderful and the pictures you are taking are looking good.
11-04-2009, 10:37 PM
gssixgun

Not to bad huh??? I am learning slowly but surely Bro...
11-04-2009, 10:48 PM
tat2Ralfy

Very very cool Glen
Thank you for sharing that with us
I love the idea of putting it in its own little case
11-05-2009, 07:23 AM
onimaru55

Congrats Glen. Looks like that all came together very nicely.
Great present & great modifications. :tu
11-12-2009, 06:37 PM
rrp1501

That's what it's all about Glen! Very nice save!
12-24-2016, 05:44 AM
eKretz

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I ran across this thread during a Google search on Mercurio straight razors looking for more info on my own. I will toss in a photo of mine for anyone else who might also run across this thread:

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From what I understand, the Hermes brand was among Emil Hermes's first, long before Merkur came about. On the backside of the tang there's an engraving of Mercury with the famous winged sandals.
12-27-2016, 07:18 PM
celticcrusader

Now Glen didn't that just work out a treat I love it when all the planets align and everything just falls into place, now where can I find a Japanese razor with my surname on it. ;)