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I saw this lot on eBay and bought it mainly because of this Wosty.
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Does anybody know anything about this one? I could not find another single example of it anywhere. It looks like an 8/8 with a pretty nice etching on it. hardly any rust at all and the scales look to be in pretty good condition.
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Check strazors.com for history and info.
Thanks bouschie. I checked there and there was a bunch of information but I didn't see anything on one with this etching. Maybe I should specify that I meant specifically this razor with this etching.Quote:
Originally Posted by bouschie
Here's a closer pic of the etching.
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Definitely a presidential razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulFLUS
Interesting that you should mention that Martin. I just came back to post that I did a search under just the term "Know Nothing" with no reference to the razor or maker and found references to the Know Nothing Movement. If this is in fact a presidential razor then it is likely related to the election of 1856 supporting ex-president Millard Fillmore as the candidate for the American Party, The party supporting the Know Nothing Movement. Here is a link to an article that I found on Wikipedia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing
If that is what this etching refers to then that dates this razor at no later than 1859 and likely years earlier.
Naw, it's a Schultze razor. :angel:
Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmzsWxPLIOo
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Originally Posted by BobH
I was waiting for that one. Should have known you wouldn't disappoint me Bob.
All kidding aside, that is an interesting and big razor. Have fun with it.
Bob
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Maybe this can help, Paul
Don't matter.....Its a Wosty.! My favorite.!!
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Looking at the razor in question i would say that the dating is quite close to this time period.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulFLUS
I looked through all the pages of the catalog that Mike sent me but didn't see this etching anywhere which makes sense if it's a commemorative one.
From what I have read so far about the Kno Nothing movement, which I'm fairly convinced this is commemorative of, it should be fairly easy to narrow this down to a period between 1854 and 1860 but actually probably 1859 because the movement was completely dead and dissolved in 1860. More than likely it was sometime either in or just before the election of 1856. I say all this because if that's true it's very rare that you can narrow down the age that closely. Most often it's a 10 or more likely 20 year span that your estimating.
I didn't find this one in the catalog either, Paul.
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WHOA! Take a look at that wicked looking thing. Very cool Mike. Thanks for the help by the way.
Pleasure is all mine
Please charge your phone and return that missed call :hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulFLUS
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So I got the lot with this Wosty in it today. Much to my surprise the bright red new rust on the edge...Attachment 311490
...wasn't rust at all. It was some red Hook that scraped of with my thumbnail and the rest I cleaned of with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
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Now for some gentle cleaning which should go fairly easily. It's nice to get a pleasant surprise now and then.
So did I mention this somewhat awesome Joseph Elliot The Celebrated Razor dressed in horn was also in this lot?Attachment 311496
Am I correct that this was made some time before 1855? Reverse c, Maltese cross, c mark 1821-1854? This one looks more recent to me so if that dating by the marks is right I would guess late in that time period.
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It is definitely old and I would think for certain before 1900 but it is in quite nice shape for that age.
Edit: looking at it now I wonder if this has been reground. Look at the stabilizer. It looks reworked.
That's really cool you could narrow the date range down so much. Nice easy clean up and a Joseph Elliot as well. Nice find.
Stop it! You guys are re-igniting my RAD! :)
It's like having drinking buddies. "C'mon man have another one.":beer1:...:rofl2:
