Thread: picked up this george wostenholm and sons razor today info?

its a celebrated ixl and has the chip out of the tang bummer.... but other than that didnt appear in too bad of shape for only being 15 bucks...... Anyway did i get a good deal? is it restorable? the only thing that scares me is the fact that the stamping on the tang is almost all polished or honed away? But the rest of the razor seems like it still has life? (could be wrong) but i can make out the wostenholm and sons on the tang still and the sheffield and washington part of washington works... good deal or bad? be honest can it be restored and made useable? what are the scales made of? any info on the year or time frame it was made? ps pics dont do justice the blade has some nice shine to it in spots and no chips. Any info helps thanks-john