Thread: Is this even worth picking up?

I found this at a pawn shop. They want $40 for it. Keep in mind I'd have to send it out to someone more knowledgable than myself for restoration work. It appears to be a Geo. Wostenholm & son. Outside of that, I don't know much about this piece. As far as I could tell it centers appropriately, and the pins and razor movement were tight. I didn't notice any damage to the scales. It did not have an original box and I don't know enough to tell era.

thanks for the help.

Yes. Wostenholm made excellent razors. Yours looks to need very little restoration. You could probably polish it up yourself and then send it out for a professional honing. Good luck!

Regards - Walt

Pipes are good shavers, in my opinion. A really mellow steel in them. They can be weird to hone because of that but take and keep a nice edge when done right.
~Richard

I would say you can't go wrong. Would be a nice restoration project and a good razor to use. good luck.

Hi Mattster,
I wish I were in that pawnshop a few minutes earlier than you. My dear wife snitched my pipe razor from my collection and added it to her silver antiques and other heirlooms in her showcase in the living.
This is in my vision an easy object to restore up to a 100% state.

Joost

edge looks kida pitted... I wouldn't do $40.00.

Thanks guys for the input. It won't be available until this coming Tuesday for purchase, but I think I'm gonna pull the trigger.

And Wint, I was thinking the same thing, but it looks like someone tried to hone it and failed....I didn't see any pitting on the razor edge. There's only a little discoloration near the toe, but it didn't appear pitted.

As said above, I'm gonna try to put a nice polish and send it out for a professional hone. Hopefully with that and a good polish it can turn into a nice shaver.

It looks like someone used the thing as a boxcutter and tried honing on a knife sharpener. I suspect it might be a bigger job than appears but can be made into a good shaver.

Get it. That one looks like it could be cleaned up and made into a humdinger!

I have sworn off buying any razor that has an etch but that one looks like it could be saved easy enough with just some polishing and maaaaybe a light sanding with some 2000 grit and above. Looks like a winner to me.