Thread: Nice "Aussie" razor

Originally Posted by Renspen

Would be very happy for a pic of that original box for my research though!
Cheers

No probs Renspen, I'll post 'em here tomorrow

Originally Posted by bongo

No probs Renspen, I'll post 'em here tomorrow

Thank you - much appreciated .... - will PM you.

I have a bengall similar, that was made for a place in the southern part of SA. I'm assuming it was the local 'general store'/service station etc. They were in charge of road maintenance in the area from 1929. Amazing what you can find from digitized newspaper clippings.

Originally Posted by Robbied

I have a bengall similar, that was made for a place in the southern part of SA. I'm assuming it was the local 'general store'/service station etc. They were in charge of road maintenance in the area from 1929. Amazing what you can find from digitized newspaper clippings.

Robbied, any chance of pics of the razor and the digi-newspaper clippings ?

Originally Posted by Robbied

I have a bengall similar, that was made for a place in the southern part of SA. I'm assuming it was the local 'general store'/service station etc. They were in charge of road maintenance in the area from 1929. Amazing what you can find from digitized newspaper clippings.

Hey Rob. More info please. Who was the company / what 'place' was it made for/ what is etched on that blade? And can we see a pic? Pleeease.
Joan

and the attachment is here under 'new agents appointed':
04 Jul 1923 - AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. An Active Body.

This was my first successful honing adventure as well. Shaves very nicely. I debated respraying the metal case. The scales are a little warped but have not impinged on the blade, though that may be why it is slightly loose.

Originally Posted by Robbied

and the attachment is here under 'new agents appointed':
04 Jul 1923 - AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. An Active Body.
This was my first successful honing adventure as well. Shaves very nicely. I debated respraying the metal case. The scales are a little warped but have not impinged on the blade, though that may be why it is slightly loose.

Thanks Rob - a nice Bengall, with the added aspect of it being Australianised. Thanks also to the history link in the old newspapers. And great to see it is being put back into active service again!
Joan

A bit more info on Robbied's razor... Geo Stenner ran the hairdresser/tobacconist & newsagency of Millicent, from about 1910 to 1936. It makes sense that the Stenners razor was connected to the barber's shop. Whoever was Cadman's agent in Australia certainly encouraged hairdresser/barber/tobacconist shops to brand their razors as a form of advertising.
Joan

There was a razor at a local antique shop a few months ago from Tanunda, a town near here. I don't recall the brand (if any was marked). I might go and see if it's still there. It'd be as rare as hens' teeth I reckon...