Thread: The Gentleman's Set

FORMIDABLE!

Cleaned the set with neatsfoot oil, used my screwdriver to stabilize the contour of brass, filled the holes (add a clothes hook, a propelling pencil, a feather on my feather-holder and scissors), put soaps and perfumed balm, add my watch and an ivory paper-knife plus some letter paper.











There were no Mechi signature on the strop

don't own it

WOW! Those are museum pieces! Top set ivory. Look at how delicate! I suppose the bottom set is silver? NICE!

Those are beautiful. Thank you! The MOP carving is the same skill set as used by cameo carvers.

Perhaps the reason for the higher valuation of the MOP is: The shells large enough to makes single scales are no longer available as they were harvested long ago and modern methods take all the shells over a given size. We are now lucky to get pieces three inches in length. I would believe that is why the makers went to three and two panel MOP scales backed by German Silver.
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~Richard

Man, I was trying to save some money......

I just gave it up !

Not fair !

I just love it when people post links to live auctions. Just thought I'd throw it out there that those of us who have been silently watching this one are throwing everything we've got, and more, into the majority of these lots

This is the internet, and this site is about sharing information. Keeping things secret to give somebody a competitive advantage is not a good thing.
But commercial activities need to remain in the appropriate forum sections and this one is not for discussion of auctions and sales. It is is for talk about razors, so let's keep it this way.

Originally Posted by gugi

This is the internet, and this site is about sharing information. Keeping things secret to give somebody a competitive advantage is not a good thing.

I understand this way of thinking, but I also understand ScienceGuy, as collecting can be seeing as an activity involving a lot of time and personal research, and it may be frustrating to see the product of a long research suddenly exposed to everyone.

It depends a lot of the internal policy of each forum. I personally think more normal a person talking about its own auction if he wants to attract more view, than someone exposing another's auction.

But it's only my personal opinion.

Can we do as I asked, and keep this thread to talking about razors?


I think I was clear when I reiterated our policy - keep auction talk to the auction section, and you can't silence others from sharing their finds. Bidding is simple - everybody bids what they are willing to pay until there is only one person left willing to pay more than anybody else.

We do not allow free-for-all marketing either. Active members can point to their own auctions occasionally.

These seem to me like pretty middle-of-the road, but anyone who has an issue with a specific policy could discuss it with us and if we think the change would benefit SRP we would make it.