Thread: The Gentleman's Set

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

A pair of Mappin and Webb razors, unusual in wood scales. My first thought was walnut but I really don't know.

I wants!!!

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Man, I still don't have any M&W razors! Gotta work on that.

what, you haven't gotten a lancet - no collection is complete without one.

Originally Posted by gugi

I wants!!!


what, you haven't gotten a lancet - no collection is complete without one.

I know! Though I have at least shaved with one.

New travel set :





From the luxury house "Pinteaux & Cie", Rue De Turbigo, Paris.









With a really cool travel badger in black horn.

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?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

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?

Boot hooks, when men wore High top laced shoes.

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 :



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


Wilson - Hull
6/8" wedge, bone with silver piquet work c.1840-50

(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

(in The London Gazzette of 19/12/1854 results a Thomas Ward (Cutlery) at Brightmore-street, Sheffield)