kavall Rod. I have foundbonly two ever. They are gorgeous, distinctive and the workmanship was the finest I’ve seen bar none. No one ever heard of them.
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kavall Rod. I have foundbonly two ever. They are gorgeous, distinctive and the workmanship was the finest I’ve seen bar none. No one ever heard of them.
Attachment 287866 here is a picture of the only two i have ever seen and i still have both.
That is a REALLY interesting grind!Quote:
Originally Posted by PapaBull
That's bizarre! Looks like workers from Sheffield and Solingen got together and made a frankenstein baby!Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Yeah....I am thinking Connecticut..Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Robert, think that ROD might be REG or RED for registered?Quote:
Originally Posted by PapaBull
Checked a pretty long list of Solingen razor names. Never saw it.
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Uncommonly wide NOS Thiers Issard 8/8 full hollow and NOS Le Grelot 15/16 full hollow with uncommon square point (for this brand - model for export to US?)
Would love to have this old set. Came across this while looking for something else.
My latest.
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Rare! What is the name on the back side tang?
With that type of cell, it is pristine! Kudos!
RP Wagner NYC and then made in Germany. I haven't received it yet but it is listed as having a centered and tight blade and you can see that everything is in very good condition. I can't wait to receive it and to hone it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
That's a 13/16" blade as well. I've been actively buying a few good razors lately and I wanted to end up with 5-7 unique razors for my rotation. I consider this one the last one (type) that I was looking for. So, I'm done (until I'm not) :)
So you will actually shave with this? That's pretty neat. I want to acquire vintage but "beginner friendly" razors and be able to use those as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by gcbryan
Of course. All razors are as "beginner friendly (or unfriendly) as any other IMO. Some are just look cooler to look at. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AnglesMatter
I don't even own any new razors. They hold no appeal to me. This might be my last razor. I set out to acquire 5 or 6 really cool razors and I think I'm there now.
This cheeky little number came in the other day.
Kamijo Yukio.
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https://historyrazors.wordpress.com/.../kamijo-yukio/
Kamijo collaborated with Iwasaki and produced some of the finest out of Japan. Kamijos razors seem rarer than Iwasaki Tamahaganae western and this one even more so as it is a full hollow grind. Very happy to have one :)
I was just working on a razor tonight with that exact grind, from around 1810 Sheffield!Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Dude, your razors are the rarest ANYBODY has!Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
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The latest.
An Antoni Tadross which is also my best shaver.
While not necessarily rare, I recently landed this great tapered Joseph Elliot Silver Steel from the razor wilds (also cross posting this as a reference in the tapered thread: https://straightrazorpalace.com/show...ed-blades.html).
Since the razor has not had any restoration work and doesn't have much blade wear (other than time), I think it's a nice tapered-blade example.
I didn't need to use calipers for verification…a good machinist’s ruler was sufficient.
The quill-back spine goes from 3/8 at the toe to 1/4 at the heel.
It's hitting between 1/2 - 17/32 near the toe and ranging about 11/16 near the heel (the measurement variability is from the blade’s smile).
I believe what looks like hone wear along the lower edges of the spine isn't wear but rather was intentional. Those flats run consistently on along both sides of the blade, are darn near the same width down the entire blade length, and are the same width on each side of the blade.
Also, the bevel lines are thin and uniformly tight on both sides of the blade. There is no bevel creep or etc. whatsoever up the blade…one would expect to see some evidence of bevel creep or at least some wavy unevenness along the bevel line on either side of the blade if those flats are the result of excessive hone wear.
My conclusions are the flats were perhaps honing aids, that the razor didn't see much action over the years, or whoever did do all that honing to cause the flats was one helluva honer to have maintained such a tight and even bevel on both sides of the blade.
In terms of restoration…am going to leave the razor basically as is. I'll do some work on the scales to rejuvenate them, give the blade a go over with some hand polish (no mechanical buffing or etc.), and then take it to the stones so it's shave ready. :D
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At this moment in time this one, Charles Macdaniel a London maker Oxford street 1814 - 1851, I wonder who Mr Gardner was he seems to have been the original owner of the razor back in the day.
Very impressive razor, Jamie. The script and precision of Mr Gardner's name is almost equally impressive! :bow
Also a Kamijo Yukio as most rare razor in my den. Bought it long ago just to have one, not a full hollow but a near wedge 11/16” with Ivory scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by markbignosekelly
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Lewis 8/8 full hollow "Sheffield":
One of a kind! ;)
Took me a little time to realize this, but based on numerous razors of his that I've seen, Charlie likely never made the same blade twice. Given that track record, it utterly blows me away that he could nail this particular iteration so spectacularly. I consider myself very fortunate.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Lewis must have been a razor maker in one or two previous lives. :p
For certain. As varied as his razors are, I quite like the simpler ones such as yours.
The craftsmanship really stands above all in these, JMO.
Mine.....Another one of a kind.
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oooh, wished I had bought one of his "fixies" back in 2012. Lovely, Tom!!
Indeed, superior craftsmanship is Charlie's hallmark along with his "primitive" (simple, no-frills, classic, etc.) aesthetic.
[QUOTE=outback;1812765]I think I have one of these also will need to check if it is a Boker alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by JP5
For certain....Hard to come by. You hardly ever see one for sale?Quote:
Originally Posted by Speedster
Guys like us keep them!
Tadross razors are an enigma...I have a wild one as well. Will try to get it on here!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanb
HEY, I got one of those...Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
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No not a Boker
I have a Hibbard & Spencer Golden Rod with a monkey tail
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mine are all rare ( rarely see sunlight each )
toward the top of the list would be these
JA Westa - even rarer are the scales or a picture of them
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Acier Fondu
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Silver steel
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J.Gibbson & Sons - in Ivory
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a W&B with a nice waist line
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Peroux Cognet Theirs
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GB Anchor
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the rarest of them all ( to me only ) is My Grandfathers GAMERX
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I can only hope the scales last as the back scale is cracking already
i have several others that may be rare also but these seam to stand out for me
Everyone's heard of J A Henckels. Who's ever heard of Otto Henckels? Here's one of his razors - etched for a New Zealand general store in the 1890s. Henckels sold Solingen-made cutlery in Sydney at this time according to newspaper ads and a report of a theft on their premises at 42 Market St. This razor is rare but not screamingly valuable - however, it's a great shaver;)
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Fantastical Jamie, those are beautiful!
But just as a side comment, I am always impressed with the razor cases made to hold these 'gentleman's pairs' and would dearly love to see someone make them again!
Cheers, Steve
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Originally Posted by Steve56
Steve, absolutely those razor boxes are just as interesting as the razor itself, It would be a nice touch if a few modern custom makers offered these, I know this would be an added cost option that many would like if available.
Jamie I just don't know if I will ever see such a pair of razors. But when you also have the original box that contained them and then the original sale invoice. Well it just does not get any better. Of course I wonder why the purchaser back in 1859 did not use them. Perhaps they were a gift intended for a birthday or an anniversary and life intervened. In any event here they are in museum quality entrusted into your beneficial hands and I celebrate with you. Enjoy them my friend. They deserve no better place than to be in your company.:mexwave:Quote:
Originally Posted by celticcrusader
Tom, It certainly gets you thinking has to why were they never used and what is the real story behind them? I was born in 1959 exactly 100 years after they were first made, now 159 years later they will eventually get their first outing tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by BanjoTom
