Thread: Help with some history C.V. Heljestrand

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

white with a some pink clouds in it. a friend of mine told me that some heljestrands had it. and after a while i saw one.

I have seen similar, but is normally caused by a blade setting in a red velvet lined case for many yrs.

This is Walrus,(a tiny tusk)Is no mistaking it from any Ivory.
The entire center section looks Like Tapioca,bad pic, sorry.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

I have seen similar, but is normally caused by a blade setting in a red velvet lined case for many yrs.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

Thats funny and a very well endowed old bull to Boot

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

This is Walrus,(a tiny tusk)Is no mistaking it from any Ivory.
The entire center section looks Like Tapioca,bad pic, sorry.

Bill, with these various ivory sources, is the total tusk usable, or is the center too soft/pithy to use for scales or brush handles, whatever ?

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

Ivory scales. I had a cpl yellow scales on Heljestrands also seen pink ivory on Heljestrands.

Heljestrand often sold razors to hardwear stores and other places.

The 5 indicates the model of the razor. As in n5 or mk5.

MrMagnus,

You were late to the party! But better late than never. I knew you were a Heljestrand fan, and was hoping you would shed some light on this razor. Thanks for the info on the ivory and model number. At least now I know what I have. I'm loving the shave with this razor, and it has become one of my favorites.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Oh, how I would love them not to be ivory just to see that!

I don't think we are going to see Jimmy eat hat, pork-pie or otherwise, though!

Regards,
Neil

PS What BobH says is very true, especially with regard to Swedish Hardware Stores in the past. I have seen Osbornes, Cadmans, and other marques of famous Swedish makers with a hardware shops name on the blade or on the tang. They certainly appreciate good steel in Sweden.

It seems to me like most if not all Bengalls sold in Sweden(they're quite common here) were distributed by Borlänge maskinaffär(Borlänge is a town(city?) and 'maskinaffär' translates literally to machine store) and it's quite common for Bengall razors here to be stamped with 'A-bol Borlänge maskinaffär'(A-bol is short for aktiebolag(Swedish for 'Joint-stock company'))

Imo every Swedish semi serious collector should have a Borlänge stamped Bengall as well as one or more 1840s Bengalls.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Bill, with these various ivory sources, is the total tusk usable, or is the center too soft/pithy to use for scales or brush handles, whatever ?

With a larger tusk all is usable,the center is hard, solid and polishes like Glass,This tusk is 8 in.around at the large end and 31 in long.
I could make scales out of it till the cows come home but I won't,belongs in a museum.
Came off of an Eskimo harvested walrus that was approx 4500 lbs,as big as a prius
What I find of interest is they eat Mollusks so the tusks are used as digging tools,but the main purpose is when they sleep thru an Ice hole, they are used to lock their heads onto the ice.