I found these in my new house

Hi all

Pretty much as it says above, I found these tucked up the back of the cupboard under the sink in the bathroom. I am just wanting to know some info about them, if they are collectable if they are in good condition, a general age of them, etc . All the help wound be muchly appreciated

Thanks dan

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Definate keepers in there Dan, the pipe & bengals are great shavers, is there another stamp out the back of the pair of Germans? That may ahead some more light on them.
The custom etching of the owners names are cool
Great score some are really good razors some I don't know
But I would be betting early to mid 1900's for them all.
i am sure other with more knowledge will shed some more light on them

No nothing on the back of them and is that the original box for them

Hi Datto, I'll try.
The pair of razors, Eagle and Globe, I know nothing about, but Substance is right. They look good and worth restoring :D
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The Bengall is one of the most common straight razors to be found in Australia.
It looks good and someone will be along soon to give you some more info.

The Wostenholm looks good, but we need more pics !!

You should introduce yourself on the "Down under" sub-forum and take it from there. You'll get some answers.

The Bengall is one of the most common straight razors to be found in Australia. It looks good and someone will be along soon to give you some more info. You should introduce yourself on the "Down under" sub-forum and take it from there. You'll get some answers.[/QUOTE]


Hi Datto- I agree with Bongo - 'come on down' to the Aussie sub-forum ....
and in the meantime, I can tell you that J.E. Parkin was an ironmonger in Corowa ... he was an old man when he sold his business in 1918.
Cheers
Renspen

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and in the meantime, I can tell you that J.E. Parkin was an ironmonger in Corowa ... he was an old man when he sold his business in 1918.

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Welcome to SRP datto. That is indeed a nice find. Especially that pair made for JE Parkin. I wonder if anyone of our historians will be able to track down who made them ?

Very lucky find & some nice ones at that!!!!!

Yea I know nothing about them one has E.Mills maryborough Queensland and the other is obviously J.E Parkin. As for the other 2 a cant find anything about them other than a guy selling a pair of them in the UK for 200 pound but it has no info for them

Well Dan, I can see you've got a bright future here. Those are the sort of razors we spend a lot of time looking for. You should see the rubbish we mostly find! Chips, frowns, cracked scales, etc. I saw one of them did have a break in the scales but that wouldn't be a problem. A lot of the guys in SE Qld, myself included, can make up new scales, restore or hone up old blades. Let us know if you want a hand.

Wow, that's too bad, finding out that your new house is infested with razors. Your best bet is to box them up and send them to me before the breeding season begins. I'll have them properly exterminated.

That's a very lucky find there. They all look to be in better condition than the recent lot of ebay razors i've seen on Aussie Ebay.
The Bengalls (in my experience) are relatively easy to hone and get shaving. I've honed ones with the pattern on the tang and without.