my humble collection

Well, guys, welcome to my humble collection of straights. Some guys say I'm mad owning so much stuff - I say, I've only just started :w
Feel free to ask or comment :nj

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Wade & Butcher 13/16
Wade & Butcher 6/8
Geldmacher 5/8
Joseph Rodgers&Sons 7/8
Friodur 7/8
Friodur 8/8

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Filarmonica #14
German Hoppe (Giesen Forsthof) 7/8 (#14-blade)
~200yr Bengall
Antelope 5/8
W.Greaves & Sons 5/8
Rochister Steel 7/8 (#14-blade)

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Griffon Carbo-magnetic 6/8
Es-Ex 7/8
"Garantie Paris" 5/8
Wade Wingfield Rowbotham 5/8

and some more - can't post all in one post:

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Elliot 1470 Cast Steel in homemade ebony-scales
French "Acier Fondu"
Wostenholm Pipe razor

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8/8 W&B barbers use in Makassar-ebony scales
Bengall Cast steel 5/8


And here's how they're displayed:

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That pearl Friodur 8/8 in the first photo set is SWEET. :D

Ah, yeah, she's a beaut and shaves like a dream :)

If you could marry a razor - she would be the one :D

Nice display. nice man's corner.
Hope you set rules: No touching, no dusting, no nothing in that area...:roflmao

You have sopas, creams, brushes and strops ready for every and anything!!

Great

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Originally Posted by Jacques13

Nice display. nice man's corner.
Hope you set rules: No touching, no dusting, no nothing in that area...:roflmao

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No one gets to touch my stuff except for me :nono:

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Originally Posted by Jacques13

You have sopas, creams, brushes and strops ready for every and anything!!

Great

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Yeah, everything in its order. I have more pictures of my stuff and the bathroom but I don't know where to post them on this board :shrug:
Should I include them here?

Sssssuuuuuuuuuwwwweeeeeeeet.

That Antelope is sexy

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Originally Posted by Lakemonster

Sssssuuuuuuuuuwwwweeeeeeeet.

That Antelope is sexy

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Thanks :cool:
The Antelope doesn't only look great - it's a wonderful shaver, too :tu

That's a very nice Filarmonica razor. The decal looks mint.

Mmmm.. I love that 8/8 W&B! Promise me I get first dibs if it ever goes on sale! ;)

Dude sweet set up!:tu and pictures of Ewan McGregor and Daniel Radcliffe:)

How nice is that!!! WOW, WOW, WOW!

I would love to find more out about the Antalopes. This is the only other one I have seen I just cant find out nything on em. But mine shaves absolutly great and the quality seems to be high.

Thanks, y'all! :tu

@Telly: The Filly IS in mint condition, I got it NOS from Spain :D
@Johan: The W&B will never go on sale. Too long did the search take and too good was the price ;)
@bhands: ...and Julie Walters and Bonnie Wright and Emma Watson too :D
@Vashaver: Well, for what I know these Antelopes were made by the Perfectum factory in Solingen Germany for the US export-market and the NY-based company Griffon (founded in 1888, till 1968 they stayed in NY). Another small detail: Pre-1940 razors carry the name "Griffon cutlery works", post-1940 razors the name "Griffon cutlery Corp.) That's all I know about them, sorry.

Holy smokes, If that thing marked as Lea or somesuch is a styptic "pencil" then I think you're set up for life with it.

I really like the old Bengall, Acier and Elliot. Shows very well how razors have been evolving. Or at least I think thats how the older ones usually look.

You could have picked better pictures for your shrine, but then again I've never been a big fan of the Lord of the ring stuff. And since yours *your* setup, I think we can let is slide ;)


Edit: what the heck, after I press the submit button for the post the icons and personal info about posters have moved to the left =P.... or was it there when I clicked? .... hmm so confused, I thought they had to bring down the forum in order to make changes like that, so I probably just didn't notice it.

Thanks, Chady!

Nope, LEA is a Spanish shaving soap stick ";" Though a styptic of that size would be great, too :roflmao

You're the first one to mention the very old razors - thanks very much for doing so! They're the stars of my collection, the Bengall being a good 200 years old and the Acier Fondu and the Elliot being 180-200 years old. Very rarely do you see one of those on ebay and even more rarely in repairable condition. All three are awesome shavers even though I don't use 'em much, only for special occasions. :bow

Sir! I say: Humble indeed! If that is humble then what I have is Paltry! I like the stand you have set up there. :bow

Thank's for the info!My Antalope says nothing but Antalope "Special" #94 and Gemany on the other side. I will post thehttp://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...x/100_1178.jpg pic again real quik.Sorry about the size and:HJ

*HUMPH*......

(didn't see one "CASE®" in there........not one) ! ! ! :( ?

......... Almost 12 hours and I’m still speechless...... and still green... with envy...

Wonderful! Simply SO COOL!!!!!
I love the bengall started in 1748... Seeing yours has started me on a lust for OLD razors and seeing their progression of styles..

The Antelope sings to me.

Is it advisable to stop any rust that is present or is it ok to leave it on without fear of worsening or spreading????
Long sentence gets several?????

Really nice stuff!

How does the Philly shave? I have my eye on a couple.

I like the shape of the Antelope. It's similar to my Waterville in shape. How does it shave?

* I am, also, a super movie fan. Don't get me started! I am a lot older than you, and my appreciation, also, includes a lot of movies & trivia from the past.

Steve

You call that humble? That collection is sneering at my collection!! It's damn near looking down it's nose at me!!


Very cool though.

@Vashaver: Very nice razor! Can't say anything about it, though...
@Markopolo: What's "CASE®"? :thinking:
@Tom: Thanks! Those really old razors just really get me going, I love 'em. :D Any active rust on the blades should be stopped from spreading, yeah. I don't grind my razors down or polish the heck out of them. If a razor shows signs of use - so be it. I clean it up, but leave the signs (pitting, patina...). It gives the razor its unique appearance and I don't wanna disturb what's been formed with decades/centuries of use.
@Steve: The Antelope is a great little shaver - I have only praise for it. We do share the love for older movies :D
@LX_Emergency: Wow, and I thought I was probably the guy with the smallest amount of razors around here :o