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Red Dots on Scales
Recently I bought a Razor, 7/8 Manhattan Cutlery, Sheffield.
I think the scales are horn or bone very clear see through. Anyway, on the scale are a pattern of small red dots 7. Also, a scratched #118 in scale.
Does these dots represent anything, or just the original owner getting artistic.
Thanks
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Sometimes dots have been used to designate a pair of razors so that you can tell which one you shaved with last. I suppose a seven day set could have been marked this way but a photo would be better to judge.
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Seems an old collector (Doyle?) had a system of dots to catalog his razors?
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Silverloaf just had a bunch on Instagram he posted with Dots like this. Maybe I'll PM him and see if he wants to add anything.
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The razor was likely once in the collection of Judge Henry Lummus. He was a gentleman who had quite an extensive collection of straight razors back in the 1930s or so. He authored a few articles on straight razors for antique collecting magazines. He had a system (no one knows how it worked) of colored dots that he would make on the back side of the razor scales and/or numbers scratched into the scales.
https://books.google.com/books?id=qS...page&q&f=false
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Ah! 'Twas Lummus! Thanks! :tu
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I think that was the name mentioned on Instagram too, about Silverloafs razors.
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The bulk of Lummus' collection was acquired by the Shelburne Museum in 1958.
They have a 'razor' room with tons of old razors. The place is just crazy!
I SO want to go and spend a few days there!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne_Museum
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HARRYWALLY
Dude. They have a collection of EVERYTHING! Snowmobiles even! I think it may take a week to see it all!