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  1. 04-06-2007, 09:44 PM #1
    Namdnas
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    Talking Recent acquisitions for my collection

    OK, this hobby is consuming me... I was looking around my office, and it's overflowing with boxes of stuff, all related to, in some small way, shaving.

    Anyway, I made a few purchases over the last month or so which I am particularly fond of, so I figured I'd show them off to the only crowd on the planet that might enjoy seeing them. My wife sure doesn't.

    The first is a nice old style (not Moss style) scuttle. It was just plain blue, which appealed to me vs. all the flowery scuttles I've been seeing.

    Next is a vintage Dubl Duck shaving brush. It is unused in it's original box. Looks great and is in perfect condition.

    Next is a G. Wostenholm & Sons razor with a fantastic set of scales. The banner is great, and the blades not too shabby either.

    Last is the Friedman & Lauterjung's Electric Razor. It is not electric, making the name a bit funny, and it came in it's original tin case, which is what attracted me to it.

    OK, so that's all the noteworthy items for now. I convinced my wife to go antiqueing this weekend, so we'll see what I can turn up.

    Everyone, please have a holy (for the Christians out there) and happy Easter weekend.

    John
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  2. 04-06-2007, 11:31 PM #2
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    nice scuttle! I'm looking for a nice plain one as well - I'm not a flowery person .

    and that Wostenholme looks like a classic piece of collectability, great pieces

    Enjoy your weekend and the best of the festivals blessings to you and yours.
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  3. 03-19-2009, 08:12 PM #3
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    Question Wostey

    I just picked up a wostey today myself and am quite pleased with it. Pictures to follow. Mine is a really plain one.

    My question is on the markings. Yours looks earlier than mine...... but, Mine is marked "& son", yours is marked "& son's".

    Did he only have one son when mine was made and a second when yours was made or did their brand name change differently between the 19th C. and the early 20th C.? I really feel you have an earlier blade. Maybe the fathers branding.
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  4. 03-19-2009, 08:18 PM #4
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    The wosty has some potential...nice!
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  5. 03-19-2009, 09:57 PM #5
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    Sterling stuff. This Wostenholm could become a real show piece.
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  6. 03-20-2009, 12:07 AM #6
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    That Wosty IS amazing... nice!
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