Thread: Texas Gold!

Another SRP member, ChayesFSS, mentioned a Craigslist ad for seven straight razors in the Denton, Texas area. Also, said he was having troubles connecting with the person running the ad. Long story short, with ChayesFSS' permission, (skipping details about razor budgets, and wives... mine left town this morning, and I guess ChayesFSS' wife has not... my "bill" comes due in two weeks), I purchased them this evening. Needless to say, I am completely happy with the purchase!

Interesting story. The seller purchased from a woman who was wife of a Chicago barber who was patronized by Jimmy Hoffa. The woman has some pictures of Jimmy getting out of the barber's chair. Whether this story is true or not, it's interesting! The seller is contacting the woman, and hopefully I can get a copy of the pictures.

The barber who owned these razors took perfect care of them. Not a water mark or stain or spot of rust on any of them. And, they were coated with oil, lightly used, and in perfect condition.

The sale came with two matching custom-made leather pouches.

Here's a list of the razors...

Wade & Butcher
J.A. Henckels Twin Works, Solingen, Germany
F.VonBrosy Steinberg
George Wostenholm
Red Injun No 101 / H Boker & Co, Germany
Simmons Hdwe Co Inc Barbers Pet
Joseph Rodgers & Sons

Signed, Happy in Texas