Ebay score for 38 dollars. W&B wedge with "You Lather Well I'll Shave Well" etched on the blade in celluloid schttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ht338/wb-1.jpgales. I'll hone it up and see if it's telling the truth!
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Ebay score for 38 dollars. W&B wedge with "You Lather Well I'll Shave Well" etched on the blade in celluloid schttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ht338/wb-1.jpgales. I'll hone it up and see if it's telling the truth!
Nice score man...very interesting blade etching.
Cool, you got that for a steal. I've got the same blade in pretty much the same condition. If she sells... I can use the money. If not, she's a great shaver.
I've got that exact razor, but it's in bad shape. Well, better than it was. The blade was quite tarnished, and to clean it I had to sacrifice the etching, so I just ground the whole thing away.
And because I did that, yours became all the more rare!
Nice, I've had two of those. Still have one. Both came with clear horn handles as have most all of them that I have seen. I can't tell from the photos but yours might have clear horn as well. Kind of looks like it to me.
Yep, I believe it's clear horn also!!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD
make that 3 for clear horn... use high grit sandpaper to take out the scratches... polish with some maas and then neetsfoot oil
and enjoy!
WOW, Clear horn? Thanks for the heads up-I was not aware there was such a thing! Any Idea as to what YEAR this razor may have been produced?
According to Robert Doyle's book, Straight Razor Collecting 1870 to 1890 for that razor. Mine is stamped Sheffield, England so mine is after 1880 or so. If it didn't have the England in the stamping it would be earlier. There was a law passed that required the country of origin be marked on any import back around that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt.Arclight
I don't think it is much later then that going by the true wedge blade. Doyle says they started going out of style shortly after the 1880s.
I have one of those and it is very beat up, bug bitten and pitted, but is one of my favorite shavers, keeps a edge and tears through whiskers!
Got one just like it, selling soon. Smooth, slick edge. But then it IS a W&B!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt.Arclight
I agree with that date - spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD
I just got one of these with the etching in pretty good shape but with lots of active rust on pivot area. The scales are are toast though, bug bitten to the max.
Dude, just a heads up. The last post on this one was in 2008.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayamontate
It beats starting a new post on the same subject matter.
holy necropost! Bayamontate, I hope you can restore it without sacrificing the engraving.
Tumbler method is the best for these as I have a set that could be considered a 7-day...just without the days engraved on them. Don't try buffers on the etching as it will wipe the etching right off...ask me how I know.
I left the engraving alone but hand sanded the other side. Dylan was nice enough to rescale it for me during our last meet, excellent shaver.Quote:
Originally Posted by 96firephoenix