Results 1 to 10 of 15
5LikesThread: Now I'm really into Straights
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacksHybrid View
-
08-16-2012, 05:33 PM #1'tis but a scratch!
- Join Date
- Oct 2010
- Location
- Durango, Colorado
- Posts
- 2,080
- Blog Entries
- 2
Thanked: 443
Welcome, Onotoman. Ditto on the pics. Have you started your hone collection yet?
"These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." "You can go about your business."
-
08-16-2012, 06:29 PM #2Predictably Unpredictiable
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- Northern NJ
- Posts
- 3,588
Thanked: 1487
Welcome. As everyone said, the shave just keep getting better. Enjoy.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Albert Einstein
-
08-17-2012, 09:54 AM #3Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Auckland New Zealand
- Posts
- 43
Thanked: 7
I'll see if I can post some pics tonight before I go off to Turkey for 2 weeks holiday.
Yes, I've probably started to collect hones - is this a collection?
Coticule (and slurry stone)
Diamond Hone
1K/6k Japanese Waterstone
Welsh Slate Hone - really good I must admit, especially fine edge when following on from the Coticule
Vintage Pike Hone that I bought on impulse, not sure why I bought as I've never used it
My Vintage Straight Collection is much larger (about 30 razors to date) - I still need to restore about 20 though.
Best Wishes
Dave
Originally Posted by roughkype
-
08-17-2012, 10:12 AM #4Senior Member
- Join Date
- Sep 2011
- Location
- Perugia, Italy
- Posts
- 1,924
Thanked: 469
Welcome, Onotoman.
Nothing else to add to that the other gentlemen already said. Waiting for the pictures!
-
08-17-2012, 11:13 AM #5Plausibly implausible
- Join Date
- May 2011
- Location
- Mount Torrens, South Australia
- Posts
- 5,979
Thanked: 485
nopictures = neverhappened
razorguy likes this.Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
Walt Whitman
-
08-17-2012, 07:12 PM #6Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Auckland New Zealand
- Posts
- 43
Thanked: 7 1700s, Early 1800s Razor
OK, here we go.
I picked this razor up on Ebay as it looked special.
It has horn scales patterned like Tortoiseshell and I would say late 1700s or early 1800s but any comments on the date appreciated.
The razor looks to be very little used and comes in original mahogany box and even the outer card box that's tatty.
The outer box is marked 'Portable Razors - Made of the Best Sheffield Steel'
The razor is marked ELLI and the Mahogany Box has Mc Pherson Brothers Cutlers Glasgow.
The Silver Travel Brush is Hallmarked 1833 so I thought it made a good companion being of the same period. Hard to believe these are around 200 years old.
The razor still shaves arm hair and I'll be honing it and using it.
Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider
-
08-17-2012, 11:09 PM #7'tis but a scratch!
- Join Date
- Oct 2010
- Location
- Durango, Colorado
- Posts
- 2,080
- Blog Entries
- 2
Thanked: 443
Wow! Gorgeous and very interesting find! I'm looking forward to hearing what our site historians have to say about your gear.
"These aren't the droids you're looking for." "These aren't the droids we're looking for." "He can go about his business." "You can go about your business."
-
08-18-2012, 09:15 AM #8Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Auckland New Zealand
- Posts
- 43
Thanked: 7
Yes, me too.
I've emailed the Glasgow Industrial Museum Archives department to ask if they have any information on McPherson Brothers - they seemed to make quite a lot of metal items sucha as razors, whistles, cutlery etc and they also bought in razors etc and rebranded them too. This razor was obviously made in Sheffield for them but I'd love to be able to accurately date it.
Originally Posted by roughkype
Reply With Quote