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Engstrom Dannemora F/back
No before pics but this one was in fairly good condition.
This is an Engstrom f/back with the Dannemora cast steel stamp.
The Dannemora mine supplied Europe with quality steel for many years especially Sheffield. So all you Sheffield lovers may actually be Dannemora lovers :p
I'm informed the mine re-opened a few years back http://www.dannemoramineral.se/en/
I reckon if I was making razors I'd drop em a line :)
Pivot had some bad corrosion but cleaned up well. The apparent crack in the tang is a fold line. I'd often wondered how these were made. Seems the frame may have been forged & hammered or folded over.
btw, the tang & frame are nickel plated.
The blade was in great condition apart from some light staining & I decided to save the etch. Unfortunately the metal polish did lighten up the bluing on the blade but the patina will come back in time.
Scales are original bakelite & Novus polished. Original pewter wedge & brass pins & washers...
And what a shave ! If ever a razor should have been labelled for sensitive skin this is it.
Suh moooooothh :D