Thread: A Few Vintage.

I went to an antiques fair yesterday and found a couple of blades.

Firstly a little "Hibbert & Son".

Secondly a "John Watts" Frameback . This one I would like to try.

And lastly one that I had to remove the rust to see the name , a "Flatters & Garnett LTD"

Nice lookin scales on the hibbert. A 4/8ths blade.?

I'm mot sure, I classed it as a corn razor..

It is very slim, although I have slimmer .

I also had a double coffin box thrown in. yay

"13 mm" just over 4/8ths

Does anyone have a link to that straight razor measurement graph?

Nice, add some more photo's when you've cleaned them up. Sidney Hibbert & Son had the Skipper brand name. The Flatters and Garnett I'm guessing could be a Microtome razor... John Watts also made some of the early SE safety razors and a device for sharpening/honing DE/SE blades, their old factory on Lambert St, Sheffield has been converted into apartments, take a look at Google street view to see how nicely it's been done.

Originally Posted by 782sirbrian

Nice, add some more photo's when you've cleaned them up. Sidney Hibbert & Son had the Skipper brand name. The Flatters and Garnett I'm guessing could be a Microtome razor... John Watts also made some of the early SE safety razors and a device for sharpening/honing DE/SE blades, their old factory on Lambert St, Sheffield has been converted into apartments, take a look at Google street view to see how nicely it's been done.

I did research Flatters & Garnett and thought that they made scalpels and such and also the odd straight razor.
Am I wrong? Is it a tool for removing layers of flesh in the guise of a straight razor?

I was under the impression that the difference between straights and scalpels is that a straight could distinguish hair from skin.

It would be nice to them all cleaned up but I have more vintage razors than you could shake a stick at

Originally Posted by JOB15

I was under the impression that the difference between straights and scalpels is that a straight could distinguish hair from skin.

Someone needs to teach this trick to my Friodor #14 spike point. It apparently missed the that lesson.

Originally Posted by JOB15

I did research Flatters & Garnett and thought that they made scalpels and such and also the odd straight razor.
Am I wrong? Is it a tool for removing layers of flesh in the guise of a straight razor?

I was under the impression that the difference between straights and scalpels is that a straight could distinguish hair from skin.

It would be nice to them all cleaned up but I have more vintage razors than you could shake a stick at

One side of the razor will be absolutely flat compared to the opposite side, this is a razor for cutting thin sections for lab work.

I have a copy of it on DropBox: Straight Razor Ruler.pdf

Originally Posted by Jlander

Someone needs to teach this trick to my Friodor #14 spike point. It apparently missed the that lesson.

haha.
Some one should try to shave with a scalpel add report back :/