Thread: The Gentleman's Set

Originally Posted by altus

My razor for the shaving of Christmas Day:

french, 6/8" without tail, epoch Restauration (c.1814-30) rescaled in blonde tortoiseshell -thick 1,2mm to preserve his stunning transparency- (black horn in origin).

Sweet on the skin as all the ancient steels

Beautiful blade, interesting to see a razor like this posted, I've been looking for a razor exactly like that for awhile now.....fantastic restoration, and "ancient steel" is a great description, I can bet it is sweet on the face. Well done!

Two Rodgers Mother of Pearl scaled

6/8", barber notch, filework, second half of te 19th century


11/16", round point, hollow, post 1892

Pair of "Pailloux à Nantes", specialized in articles of luxury in the first half of XIX°.
6/8" near wedge, filework, scrimshaw on ivory, box in walnut-tree

Originally Posted by altus

Pair of "Pailloux à Nantes", specialized in articles of luxury in the first half of XIX°.
6/8" near wedge, filework, scrimshaw on ivory, box in walnut-tree

Very nice set. What kind of "point" would you call that?

Originally Posted by tedh75

Very nice set. What kind of "point" would you call that?

"antique custom"

It's sort of the "true" french point from early XIXth.

Pradier's also often have those notch.

Mappin & Webb "Imperial Concave" seven day set c.1870-80