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    Geo. Wostenholm & son's doubly carbonized I-XL razor, Registered 10 sep 1850 #2434, black horn, 1850s
    What metal is the frame from? I guess stainless. May be silver? Name:  IMG_3738.jpg
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    Stainless didn't exist then and they wouldn't use silver cause it's too soft.

    My best guess is carbon steel. probably the same as the blade.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post

    My best guess is carbon steel. probably the same as the blade.
    No, it's really stainless, I'm sure. So I have another one. It has carbon steel frame. See photo (carbon steel)Name:  IMG_3753.jpg
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    The first one razor has another color frame - yellow, and no one stain of rust.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanichknife View Post
    No, it's really stainless, I'm sure. So I have another one. It has carbon steel frame. See photo (carbon steel)
    The first one razor has another color frame - yellow, and no one stain of rust.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanichknife View Post
    No, it's really stainless, I'm sure.
    My friend, I commend you on your enthusiasm however your dates and the facts don't match.

    This is a link taken from within the link that BobH has already provided.

    Please take the time to read the article.

    https://www.bssa.org.uk/about_stainless_steel.php?id=31
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    I'm not saying it's stainless steel, I guess it's stainless metal. But what kind of metal is this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cudarunner View Post
    My friend, I commend you on your enthusiasm however your dates and the facts don't match.

    https://www.bssa.org.uk/about_stainless_steel.php?id=31
    I will try to explain again. I have two razors Geo. Wostenholm & son's doubly carbonized I-XL razor. When I got them both had rust on blades and one on the frame. I was surprised that on the frame of the second razor there was not a single speck of rust! And the frame color is slightly yellowish. That's what I'm talking about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanichknife View Post
    I'm not saying it's stainless steel, I guess it's stainless metal. But what kind of metal is this?

    The steels normally used for making straight razors will rust, even so called stainless steels, if abused enough. If the metal is not a steel god knows what it type of metal it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    The steels normally used for making straight razors will rust, even so called stainless steels, if abused enough.
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    You talk about the material of the blades and I completely agree with you, but I'm talking about the material of the frame.
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    My guess would be nickelsilver. Nickelsilver was used for many applications in the past and has a yellow tone, due to the copper addition. And it is of course completly stainless.

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