A pair of Mappin and Webb razors, unusual in wood scales. My first thought was walnut but I really don't know.
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A pair of Mappin and Webb razors, unusual in wood scales. My first thought was walnut but I really don't know.
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Beautiful. I can see walnut! :tu
Man, I still don't have any M&W razors! Gotta work on that.
My folks picked these up at an antique store and give them to me for a b-day present
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Nice present!
In my collection a new french couple enters :) :)
Pair 6/8" in ivory with strop and painted wood box
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I think is datable to the last period of activity of Aubril
Joseph Aubril at 139 Palais Royal, a hairdresser, inventor and retailer of cutlery industry of the July Monarchy (1830-1848), he is a cutler of Mrs la Dauphine during the Restoration (1814-1830).
He seems to have been active from 1815s to 1850.
Had a patent in 1822 for the "Eau balsamique stomophélime" a cosmetic water, intended to preserve the teeth & gums and also had a patent in 1840 for the "Pâte Aubril"an abrasive powder for sharpening razors, lancets and other cutting tools and another patent in 1839 for a razor with the blade in glass, never entered in production.
Author of the book "Essai sur la barbe et sur l'art de se raser" (Paris 1860) in which shows his way to sharpen on the strop:
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New travel set :
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From the luxury house "Pinteaux & Cie", Rue De Turbigo, Paris.
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With a really cool travel badger in black horn.
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Nice set, Thaeris.
I have a couple of questions about it. 1) why are the razors different sized? 2) what is the function of the tools with the hooks?
The set went without razors, I add them along with the tools in bone.
The little one is a corn razor, and the big one is a Rodger.
Like pixelfixed said, there were boot hooks and clothes hooks (before zipper's time :) )
From a 1910 ads where we can see all the tools and the price :
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The base salary at the time was 100Fr gold. It wasn't really cheap... (nowadays, new, it would be between 2400 and 3000$)
the last couples entered in my collection:
J. Gilbert & Sons Manufacturers - Sheffield
6/8" wedge, ivory, c.1840
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Wilson - Hull
6/8" wedge, bone with silver piquet work c.1840-50
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(unfortunately one of the blades in a moment of his long life, have been reduced in point)
and a solitary Thomas W.Ward & Co "Diamond Edge razor"
6/8" bellied hollow, sculpted ivory with silver piquet work, c.1840-50
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(in The London Gazzette of 19/12/1854 results a Thomas Ward (Cutlery) at Brightmore-street, Sheffield)
Methinks those scales predate the Ward blade by at least a decade, but gorgeous nonetheless. Where did the boxes come from? They are lovely.
Thank's. They are my restaurations :w, and the first two boxes are English, that of the Ward is French.
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When the buyer asks it, I also realize the insides exactly shaped on the form of the razor (like the Ward) and dressed with a proper silk for the razor and his scales.
Altus is doing magical things with those boxes. :)
I'm now tracking old silk, trying to copycat him for mines (but I won't be a match for his wonderful work !).
Latest purchase, and probably the most beautiful set that'll enter my collection :
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Wonder what all of those containers held? One of them looks to be the size of Sharptonn's Lemonhead container. Amazing set, part of me wants to cry out wretched excess and the other part wants to thank-you for posting a tonsorial illustration of the English aristocracy. I would like to see this gentleman's gun room, and like so many of us have said I would like to see how the set got from there to here. Thanks again for posting. Aside from the chips does this set look virtually unused to you?
I've had several Gent's "sets" , several featured in this beautiful thread...ALL gone now except for the pair that I use in rotation everyday......
C.V. Heljestrand MK No. 31 in Genuine Hawksbill Tortoise originally part of a 7 day set purchased in Paris At M. Kindal in 1910. I sourced a lined clamshell case also from Kindal to complete my "set". I've shown them in several forums and they are indeed my Holy Grail set and as I stated used as they should be with no real desire to replace them because of not only rarity but also for the sheer performance and satisfaction they bring.
I'd say creams, soap, after shave and perfume :)
Women's sets contains a pot for rice powder (used in the past as make-up).
Except the razors, this set is french ;)
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Susse Frères
Susse freres cabinet en marqueterie
Razors are Gilbert Brothers',
(William) razor manufacturers, 107 Eyre street
From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852
The set also contains a writing set, and feather holder and ink pot. :)
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And the razors at least are looking practically NOS. I can't wait to receive it !
Edit : I'd also like to see the owner's gun case (I like a lot the "Coffrets de duel")
Some of those sets were gift, from administration or Royalty for example to important people (like ambassadors).
A marvelous example
That is quite a find.
Beautiful set and remarkable that it is still all together.
WELL DONE!
Just got the set in my mailbox, that was in fact and indeed, despite of the chips and lacks, basically unused and NOS.
The badger is reaally tiny and cute, in bone, the razors are perfectly preserved, so are the pots. And the strop really look like one that just went out of the store (with a really interesting advising on the back).
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Not a SOTD yet, but they'll look like this =D
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Is that a Mechi strop?
Mechi ?
Anyway, it's written "Magic strop", and it was the one that was stored in the set. :)
I don't see yet any other signature on it.
He was famous for his "Magic Strop" (and "Peculiar Steel" if I'm remembering correctly). Though I would think he would include his name; I'm not sure who else may have also been marketing Magic Strops.
Mechi’s magic razor strops and dressing cases | London Street Views
Mechi's catalogue of cutlery, etc - J. J. Mechi - Google Books
I'll look again. The period would be compatible.
That is a really great score. I have seen some very nice items and sets and not often do I see one that makes me say wow.
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.
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There were no Mechi signature on the strop :shrug:
don't own it
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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.
Cameo (carving) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
~Richard
Man, I was trying to save some money......
I just gave it up !
Not fair ! :nono:
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.
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.