Thread: Antique Store Find - C.T. Bingham Tally-Ho

Easier to hone yes, with the light pitting near the toe you will want to inspect the bevel under a loupe.
I cannot tell for sure about the multiple small black areas on the edge of the bevel if they are chips or not.
Take it slow and you should do alright and learn a lot with it.

From the information in the Wiki.

SPERRY & ALEXANDER
New York City
ca. 1893 - 1927

Originally Posted by cudarunner

From the information in the Wiki.

SPERRY & ALEXANDER
New York City
ca. 1893 - 1927

Thanks cuddarunner. Anyone know if its a decent razor?

I think that you will find that good old American Steel is quite nice, especially those made in the New York area. I love my Genco's and Geneva's! Once you get it cleaned up and then honed by a pro, I think that you will be pleased!

I have a couple of Sperry blades, including a Centaur 5/8 and it is a great shave! The other razor, send to Gssixgun for a restore and have him "tumble polish" Of all the threads I have seen on this site, that was the one I thought saved the most on acid etch blades like that Tally Ho

Originally Posted by jonohio

I found this razor yesterday, do you guys think this one may be a little more conducive to someone starting out in straight razor shaving and restoration (since this one is not a wedge)?

Actually, hollows are a little trickier to restore since there is not as much steel to work with in case the pitting goes a little deeper than you thought. Wedges have some more meat on them for you to practice your sanding/polishing skills. On honing, wedges also have larger bevels so you can see what's going on a little easier as well.

Well, I have a lot to digest. Thank you all for the wealth of information. The razor saga has begun.

Now I need to send out my Tally-Ho to get an edge and I can start getting this shave thing figured out.