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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    Well 2.04cm = .8" so that's not it... hmmmm! It takes 2.04 times the man to use a smaller razor lol?
    Dude! A Train! a wreck! Nancy Hanks! Google! Yahoo! You can do it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Dude! A Train! a wreck! Nancy Hanks! Google! Yahoo! You can do it!
    Is she related to Phoebe Snow? Or was she one of the Harvey Girls?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus View Post
    Is she related to Phoebe Snow? Or was she one of the Harvey Girls?
    I am thinking possibly an ancestor of Phoebe. Definitely not a Harvey Girl! But...You never know!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus View Post
    Is she related to Phoebe Snow? Or was she one of the Harvey Girls?
    lol - I got it from a paper out of 1913!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    Well 2.04cm = .8" so that's not it... hmmmm! It takes 2.04 times the man to use a smaller razor lol?
    OK. it takes 2.04 times the man to use a smaller razor. Close to two and a half men, in my estimation. JYHO
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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    lol - I got it from a paper out of 1913!!

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    That's how long it took to do a mile - nice! Cool history!
    So it was about the HORSE! Muchos Gracias for the info, earcutter! Good going!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSmith1983 View Post
    I have been messing around with some purpleheart and different finishes. I liked the look of the grain of the wood and wanted to keep it, but the oils I was using kept darkening it alot so decided to try a water-based finish. I think it turned out ok. Anyway the razor is a tiny 4/8 Koken Barber's Co. I am rather disappointed with this one not because of how it turned out, but because of the fact that I had to make new scales for it. I copied the design of the original ones which were a very nice black bakelite with orange marbelized swirl look to them which I broke while repinning them. The slightest tap snapped them.

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    Hey now that I know a little bit more about what that name and number mean - the blade is even cooler in my opinion lol!! You think you can take a bit of a clearer shot of the markings side that has the manufacturer and place of make - I know it's a Koken but i can't make out where it was made.

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    Here is a close up finger prints and all. Thanks again for all the info. Rather interesting finding out why a name is on a certain razor.

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    Nice job.
    I had one of those. Great little razor. Coulda told ya bout the hoss if I'd seen your thread sooner
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