Thread: Coming out of the *Clauss*et

Here's mine
Ivo

'Lo, all!

I'm a raw newbie to straights, brought in by a combined love of elegant tools and hatred of disposable razor pricing.

This little fellow suggested I might introduce myself in this particular corner of the forum:

Clauss - Lily Nouveau 8 by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

Clauss - Lily Nouveau 1 by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

I just got this in the mail after winning the eBay auction. I'd guess I overpaid for it at $60, but I can't really track down any good info on it. The only thing I've done to it is unpack it, photograph it, and tuck some of the silk lining back into the box flange.

Searching the forums here, digging through old catalogs of ads, reading court records and union bulletins about unfair wages brought me no closer to knowing when this was made.

I can't find many boxes like this one.

Clauss - Lily Nouveau 2 by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

I know it was made after the factory burned down, which I can't find a firm date on. Though it definitely happened before 1911. I can guess it was made no later than the '30s because the style was in serious decline by that point.

Clauss - Lily Nouveau 4 by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr


Clauss - Lily Nouveau 6 by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

I know the headless body of a young man was found on the site of one of their former factories. I know they may have fraudulently sold razors stamped 'Sheffield' and that they had the world's largest factory for manufacturing shears sometime before 1900.

I also know that I'm extremely happy to have this razor.

Now to just get good enough at cleaning and sharpening that I can make this usable without fear of wrecking it! I've got two other blades at the moment, which I've been slowly working on getting usable, and I've got 5 more on their way. I would really like to learn to restore and hone myself (artist here, working with my hands is one of the main appeals of this whole razor business). But that's a topic for the restoration forum.

Clauss - Lily Nouveau 5 by Zak Jarvis, on Flickr

If anyone has any better ideas on when this was made, I'm all ears! I bought this razor because I loved the design, both the blade and the lily-of-the-valley inlay. I don't really get excited over that particularly turn-of-the-century yellow, but it works here.

My intent was to use it, but now that it's in hand I find myself wondering if it would be better to simply restore it (either by myself or via a professional) and just keep it safe and happy.

So. Um. Does that get me out of the *Clauss*et?

Here is my newly acquired Clauss Razor

Been a while since anyone came out of the Clauss-et.
I picked one up at an antique store. Needs a bit of polishing, after I knock the rust off. Anyone have a number stamped in the tail like this?

here's my entry into the club: a little fancy for me, but a great shaver!

not to fancy to me!!! Boy thats a real peach!

Thanks, I just wish the cover on the tang wasn't as worn as it is. You can barely make out the signature and location on it.

But the spine has hardly any wear on it, and the wear it has is even...so I can't complain!



Does this mean I am part of the Claus-et gang now?

come on gentlemen step right up, step right up. A troubling situation has arrived in the razor club and that is the use of thumbnail pictures. I know that some of you old timers still remember when the razor clubs were a thing of beauty! with large glossy pictures of razors and we viewed until our hearts content. but those days are through it would seem. I beseech all the members of the razor clubs to take the poll in the general section and vote to restore large pictures to our beloved razor clubs. It is up to us gent and together we can restore these clubs to there former glory!!!!!!
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I recently joined the wet shavers. Here is my entry to the club:

It's a 9/16 half-hollow new departure razor.

I just got my first Clauss. Right off Ebay and on its way. It will need some help I am sure but when its ready I will post pics. Glad to be aboard!