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11-22-2014, 11:23 PM #1Senior Member
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Johan Engstrom find
Found this decent Johan Engstrom today... my first frameback! It's cleaning up fairly nicely as well, but there seems to be some sort of staining on the blade part (maybe old water spots?). Tried some metal polish on it, but it didn't seem to do anything with the stains... oh well.
Very faintly on the blade I can see an arrow, with the initials J.E., then below that, 1874...perhaps the year they started making razors, a patent, etc.?
Anyway, when I picked it up at the store, I thought that it had some standard scales on it, but after cleaning it up I found they were more than I expected. I'm no expert on what they might be, so I thought maybe someone here would know. I'm guessing bone or ivory perhaps? A couple of the pics show some closeouts of the texture/grain of them.
Either way, I'm very pleased with finding this for only $15!
Last edited by Wxman2000; 11-22-2014 at 11:26 PM.
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11-22-2014, 11:41 PM #2
They appear to be bone and some good work with toothpaste will delight you! The little pores showing are the giveaway of bone. Bone was a common and more expensive scale material than horn.
Hone it and enjoy your prize!
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11-22-2014, 11:49 PM #3Senior Member
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Bone was my initial thought... thinking maybe that grain were the pores in the bone... but since I have no clue with ivory, thought maybe they were... but hey, bone is cool and fine with me!
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11-22-2014, 11:50 PM #4Senior Member
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Great find.
I got one of those not too long ago in original box. The etch was sanded on some near the spine but the etch can still be read.
BONEMartin103 likes this.Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.
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What a beauty! I really must find one of these one day. I totally dig the frameback
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11-23-2014, 01:28 AM #6Senior Member
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Saw this one. comes with two other swedes , a coticule and a scrupleworks strop. It might fit the bill
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Straight Blade Razors Lot Strop Coticule Heljestrand Engstrom Scrupleworks | eBayYour only as good as your last hone job.
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11-23-2014, 06:32 AM #7Senior Member
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Have a Johan in the mail was a bad ebay pic gamble so hoping it comes out ok
And even close as good looking as yoursLast edited by Substance; 11-23-2014 at 06:36 AM.
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11-23-2014, 06:42 AM #8Senior Member
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Scales are cow bone. Nice find.
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