Thread: Help with inherited razors

Look at that Potomac for off gassing. Dull scales like that are signs of Cell Rot, probably rusted any near it. I would separate that one for sure.

Colored, Translucent, Faux Ivory and Cracked Ice scales are notorious for Cell Rot. Once saw a single razor in a glass case eat everything metal in an Antique Store case in 3 months.

I advised the shop owners, but no one did anything about it, 3 months later the case was trashed.

Originally Posted by hardeeo2020

Attachment 323509Attachment 323510Attachment 323511Attachment 323512 Here are 6 more razors I have. I can't seem to get enough light on them to make their markings readable. From top to bottom they read U.S.M.C. FREMONT.O.USA CLAUSS// UNION RAZOR CUTLERY UNION CITY,GA// BISMARCK RAZOR WORKS GERMANY 513 BISMARCK REGISTERED// WADE & BUTCHER SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND// WADE & BUTCHER SHEFFIELD MAN'S FAVOURITE(on blade)// AUGUST KERN ST LOUIS,MO MADE IN GERMANY PAUL JONES.

PM sent,..

I could do something for you on the razor second from right, in last pic. I like the nasty ones to work on.

Your talking the Wade Butcher French grind, not the Tennis right?

Yea, I saw that one too, so far the most interesting of the bunch.


The Clauss and Bismark may be too far gone.

This one that says WADE & BUTCHER SHEFFIELD and MAN'S FAVOURITE on the blade?

Its what is called, a faux frameback. That's one you'll want to keep. I'll tell ya what, I'll do my magic on it for ya, if you'll send John the USMC, Clauss, Fremont, Oh.

Even better, send both, and I'll clean up John's, too. And I'll send it to him, and yours to you. No charge, your only expense, is getting them shipped to me.

Can't beat that..! Your call, I mean. Just send a PM

Here are some better pics (I hope) of a few of the razors.

Let's see the other side of the USMC, blade

Here's the other side of the USMC blade and some other new pics.

Originally Posted by Johntoad57

Those are some outstanding razors you have there!

I'd take that offer from Mike. He's a magician at restores.

Originally Posted by hardeeo2020

Thanks for the strop information. Has this strop been flipped from outside to middle? All of the writing is on the inside. If so, is it a case of a barber using a strop for a time then flipping the side to use it some more?

Most of that type of attaching hardware can be disassembled, and yeah the smooth leather surface with "Scotch Shell" stamped on it was probably originally the top surface of the assembled strop. Probably easy enough to make it so, again. I have seen that exact strop before, I am sure.