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Antique Store Find - C.T. Bingham Tally-Ho
Hey Guys,
I've spent the last few weeks immersing myself into the straight razor culture and I will be starting to learn about the art of shaving with a straight razor as well as learn how to hone and restore them. I have always loved restoring all sorts of items (from motorcycles to furniture) and straight razors have always intrigued me.
I picked up this one for a few bucks at the local antique store. I don't see much corrosion or rusting but these is a decent amount of aging on it. The edge has some smaller chips (nothing over 1/16").
I see some very interesting naked lady etching on the face and have yet to find anything similar online to learn from or study.
I'm looking for some thoughts on the age, brand history, and viability of a restore. Do you guys think that it will be difficult to save the etching on this razor (it looks like it has the potential to be very ornate)? Any recommendations on how to carefully proceed with this project?
I've attached some photos.
Happy shaving,
Jonathon