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No problem with me, I think that anyone willing to take part to a forum should accept the rules of it.
Can we just move all the off-topic posts to a new thread? I feel like this is a topic that comes up often with strong opinions on both sides and really needs to be discussed, but as mentioned, this thread should remain just for people sharing their collections.
(back on topic)
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These fit the club in an interesting way.
They didn't belong to a gentleman precisely. Instead, they were given to the owner by one.
These razors belonged to Samuel Sims, a blacksmith in Duffield. Most likely, they were given to him by Charles Robert Colvile, Esq, of Duffield Hall.
I say they were given to him because one blade is etched with a blacksmith and the banner 'Duffield' and the other with 'A Token of'_____(illegible).
Sims' son, also Samuel, worked for his entire life as a coach driver at Duffield Hall.
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Unusually for a pair like these, these razors have both been extensively used. Especially the one etched with 'A Token of...'
Pretty commonly with pairs like this only one razor saw extensive use.
Samuel Stears - Leeds c.1840-50
6/8", near wedge, handles and shanks in ivory, engraved on the ivory "Stears / Cutler to Duke of Cambridge / Leeds"
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Samuel Stears "Cutler to Duke of Cambridge" and "Umbrella maker to Her Majesty" active to the 36 of Briggate to Leeds in 1847 (Briggate is one of the most ancient streets of Leeds and for a long time one of the principal streets of the shopping, its name means "road for the bridge" considering that it finishes to the bridge on the river Aire)
An ancient seven day set recovered and put again in use.
These original blades were perfectly compatible with the shank of my set John Barber.
For this motive I have decided to reconstruct the lacking parts: handle and coupling shank.
A friend forger has reconstructed the shank left skeletal for common decision to recall the transparency of the tortoiseshell; I have made handle and wedge with an old letter opener in tortoiseshell and the case recycling a box Wilkinson Empire SE.
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Very, very nice!
Du lourd Antoine, du lourd !
Amazing set. The spine etching is very similar to my set, is that traces of gold wash? Also, what do you think of the scales - to me they look like they belonged to a larger razor that was cut down, due to the lack of symmetry between the pins and how it looks like the piquework is cut offQuote:
Originally Posted by antoine46
That what I told Antoine too, but the work has been well done, so the overall look is (more than) ok.
I never saw a back that preserved, the gold that mark the days is really neat.
Checking my sellings on ebay. Leaving without having anything sold, and with a new buy on the arms.. :gaah:
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Nice! I'm assuming this is ACTUALLY of the empire era, and not styled after it?
Ahah, no this one is actually a real one, and not a work of mine ^^
I wouldn't be surprised if the woodbox was actually a Pradier's. He was in the street Bourg l'Abbé and was also known for his work on boxes.
Wow! That's a beautiful set Thaeris!
Two new couples in ivory
Samuel Stears, Cutler to Duke of Cambridge, 36 Briggate st - Leeds
c.1840-50, 6/8" near wedge, handles and shanks in ivory
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and
John Bagshaw, 87 Church st - Liverpool
(retailer of Silver & Fancy Goods including furniture)
c.1880-90, 5/8" hollow, micro barber noch, possible maker Mappin & Webb
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Two boxed and re-scaled french tail-less razors :
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A MOP Kindal Heljestrand (MK31) coming from another member of SRP :
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Alex Clark m.f.g co. - Welbeck, Sheffield - c. 1898-1912
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Just bought a 2nd Mappin & Webb 7 day set in Ivory... good price on eBay, surprised it didn't go higher :)
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Now have 4 x 7 day sets... only 48 to go lol.
Beautiful - that's a nice set! And a M&W...are the scales made of, "natural material"?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewJM
Thanks Phrank,
Yes, 2 sets of MW in Ivory now. Plus have a beautiful set of CV Heljestrand Framebacks in Ivory plus a set of Thomas Turner also in Ivory... so I have a non-leap year set for february, just 11 other months to go :) The other sets are somewhere earlier in this thread.
Hopefully will be able to post pics for you in the Butcher Shop of a half dozen interesting Wade Butchers soon, they're with gssixgun being restored at the moment.
7 Day set of framebacks? Did you post that set here? Would love to see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewJM
I've got some W&B's coming as well...hopefully this Friday...they're will Val now getting the finishing touches.
Wow - those are gorgeous....love the framebacks...just dedicated a drawer in my razor chest to, "Frameback's Only".Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewJM
Like, Like, Like...
Wish I had a drawer just for (/full of) framebacks... to be honest, I've only got the Heljestrand and one Anton Berg.
Now... just need to find a NOS 7 day set of Wade Butcher Ottomans :) Chances?
Hahaha....I'll settle for one and it doesn't need to be NOS....Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewJM
Antoine46 got the same 7d set in black horn, and was willing to sell it, if you're interested, I'm sure he'd be glad to talk about it with you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
This is off topic, but I was wondering if anyone knows a link to a diagram as to how the blades lock into place like the razors above?
I think there are PLUSIEUR system
Pradier as I posted a few pages before or blade between a force and can be removed by causing as if broken blade
and the latter with a wedge system
but after I do not know of any Schema
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wow, they are identical or look so to my Freidel Kochs ( I only have two of a 7 day set) best shavers I ownQuote:
Originally Posted by Triad
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Heljestrand pair
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C W Dahlgren, Frameback pair
Lovely sets you have there, Frameback.
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Not a pair but what the heck
Fribe muller 7 day set
Scales are green dark translucent
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Found this almost two years ago, only the Tuesday blade was honed, the rest have factory edge.
Ed Wustof 7 Day set:
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C V heljestrand 7 day set
Simplex
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just for pleasure
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