Thread: A Wild Find

Fal, examples of Hess razors come up from time to time. They have a following, for certain.

The one pictured above is a carbon-steel #1 almost 9/8, top-to edge. Sorry to say, but those are probably all gone. The stainless 44 is awesome as well as the wedgy 42.

Here is a 44 with a Hess Clydesdale strop. The draw on this thing rivals Neil Miller Shell.

Fantastic, Thanks Tom. Both are good looker's, the strops I would like to go to a strop shop and feel the different draws for myself, I have two Vintage strops and one I made from horse hide and super heavy canvas, starting to think that the old strops are damaging my edges even though I cleaned and rubbed them both out with a bottle.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Here is some more Shapleigh, Steve. I have the same razor. Love that spine!

The original box to it is here with a hone and a paperweight.


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Awww hell, I forgot to add my hones in there Tom. I also have a shaving cup with some porcelain chipped off of it but it commemorates the Louisiana Purchase & on the bottom of it you can see old man Shapleigh had 'em shipped from Austria.

HAR! awesome stuff, Steve!

Seems we are feeding off one another....The forum seems dead.

Let's go!

Wade and Butcher 'Celebrated American Razor' and a butter/cheese set with ivory handles.



Gawd the stuff we collect!

Originally Posted by FAL

Fantastic, Thanks Tom. Both are good looker's, the strops I would like to go to a strop shop and feel the different draws for myself, I have two Vintage strops and one I made from horse hide and super heavy canvas, starting to think that the old strops are damaging my edges even though I cleaned and rubbed them both out with a bottle.

Old strops are either good or bad, FME. Depends upon where they have lived and how good they were to begin with.

Good ones in good shape, treated right, are hard to beat. JMO

That's some cool findings Tom. I need to look for more but I have an Enders Razor with an Enders hone but no other Enders items. I need to dig out my other things. This Keen Kutter razor came with Ivory scales just like that E.C. Simmons Barbers Pet I showed off awhile back.





Here they are posing together.............

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There is some awesome findings here........

F.W. Engels Lafayette and All-Star Strop.

Tom, did you buy out a barber's supply? Where do you find all the minty strops to match your razors?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Tom, did you buy out a barber's supply? Where do you find all the minty strops to match your razors?

No, but I did go on a vintage strop jag a while back. I saw just a few from a few, so I thought they might not be around much more.
I suppose I caught a few from some who had a lot.

I think I have a few more which will match some razors. Will keep looking around!