Strange razors!!!

[portal5]

Strange razors!!!

I went to York Antique & Collectable Market on Saturday. A guy had a box of about 30 razors in varying condition, the first one I opened was a strange shape ( As the picture) but with no hone wear. I thought this was a style I hadn’t seen before! There were some with real dyer home made scales on
( would like to have shown them but he wanted £2.00 each) as I got through them I found a couple with really bad hone wear, A hollow ground turned into a wedge! Then there was a “Gong” razor shaped like the picture and I realised that this was done by sharpening! The guy said the razors were from a barber?? But I cant see how you could sharpen a razor to this shape without any hone wear. Has anyone any ideas??
The picture has been edited to look like the razors the guy was selling.
http://portal5.freewebspace.com/photo3_1.html

[VintageBlades]

My take on this is that the razor had significant damage to the blade and was re-ground into that shape. I have handled hundreds of vintage razors over the years with various types of home workshop repairs. Nothing would surprise me. Without a hands-on inspection of the razor, that's my opinion from across the pond. However, others may have come across something like this before. You can never tell with all the variations out there.

Jim

[FiReSTaRT]

I agree with Jim's assumption on this one. As for the Husgen.. It's a keeper.

[urleebird]

I think the edge has been re-ground as well...

[wvbias]

Perhaps it was motified to trim ear and nose hair....



Terry

[FiReSTaRT]

I have a nice one designed to shave around moustaches. Want it Terry?

[mrcharly]

I agree with Jim's assumption on this one. As for the Husgen.. It's a keeper.

Is a Husgen & Ern an ok brand then?

I'm using one, marked "Solingen Extra" in a gold wash, picked it up from ebay a couple of years ago.

[0livia]

Yes, actually so. Nothing rich but a good shaver.

[esveka]

Also bought 56 Husgen & Ern. I bought a box. Of course, there is no guarantee that the box is from this razor, the condition of the box and the razor is the same. You'd think that box was from that razor. The box says "FRAM" "MANDLER Solingen-Wald". On the razor, too, "Solingen-Wald". Perhaps this will give some tips to specialists. I'd like to know what Husgen is.

[Speedster]

Then you may wish to start a new thread since you are necro-posting to a 10 year-old one.


I sincerely doubt anyone who posted to this thread before you arrived remains active.