The Mayor's Razor

[sharptonn]

I wish to share this one. I started a thread on this razor here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ams-razor.html. Neil Miller provided some cool info On E Rhodes and the name Hallam (Thanks, Neil!). Seems a Mayor of Sheffield was a Hallam back in these days! I vow to say it was His until proven otherwise! I like all of my (too many) razors to be shavers so I fixed up the scales and installed another nice GR blade I had. Lots of cleaning and polishing in a gentle, conservation-type manner along with fitting and sanding a piece of the pearl, earlier done, to fit better. It is interesting how the nickel-silver bolsters were cast into the brass liners! This set of scales are most solid! I peened the top with a teeny collar so as to raise it and avoid smacking the bolsters! It still looks collarless and matches the bottoms nicely. The wedge is as ornate as the rest of it. A nice, tight piece, of which I am very proud. The E. Rhodes blade is not tossed. I feel it has great historical significance. I feel as a bit more experience comes (Or a miracle welding process!), at least, perhaps, I can get a 5/8 blade from it. It may well find it's way back into these scales. A very nice and solid razor. Pictures never seem to do Mother of Pearl justice! Soon, I will hone it up and act as if I am the mayor! Thanks for looking......Tom