Thread: Creutzburg & Son and 2 others

I was given three straight razors from my father in law and I cant find any information on two of them and the third has me puzzled.

The first Creutzburg & son hollow ground w/plastic wood grain colored scales marked BLUE STEEL
made in Germany

The second Excelsior Garden State B.S. Jersey City N.J. Germany hollow ground white heavy plastic scales

The third George Wostenholm & Son celebrated IXL its a wedge not hollow ground w/ white heavy plastic scales. I found some info on this razor but they all show hollow ground blades.


Also how do to tell thr difference between plastic, bake light, and Ivory. Both the the white scales are a heavy white material with some faint yellow lines in them like the rings in trees.

any info or suggestions on were to look would be appreciated.

Wostenholm's are very nice razors. I've had some of their IXL's and some of their Pipes; all are great examples of Sheffield steel.

Regarding the scale material... well let me start by saying I'm no expert here. What you described, with the lines, that sounds like bone. Bone scales, like our bones, have passageways for blood vessels to pass through. Ivory is, I believe, smooth.

I have a Wostie IXL that is my favorite blade. It's a 6/8 round point, and not a full hollow. But it has a silky smooth edge on it...

Originally Posted by jwk

Also how do to tell thr difference between plastic, bake light, and Ivory. Both the the white scales are a heavy white material with some faint yellow lines in them like the rings in trees.

any info or suggestions on were to look would be appreciated.

They way you describe the scales makes me think of either ivory or french ivory, here's a link to a thread you might find interesting.

That Wostenholm should turn out to be a nice shaver!

Thanks for the info. I'll try the hot pin test and see what happens. Ill try it on the inside of the scales.
The wostenhom razer I have in a wedge not hollow ground I cant find any pictures of a wostenholm without it being hollow gound. Im sending that one and 2 others to lynn for honing maybe he can shed some lighton the razer. Thanks for the help.

SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING CANT ARGUE WITH THE KIDS AND TYPE AT THE SAME TIME

I know this thread is a bit old, but I just picked up a Geo F Creutzburg & Son of Philadelphia razor as well. What's weird is that the only info I can find shows a family of the same name, in nearby Malvern, PA, as having traded in Livestock. Nothing about shaving, tools, razros, etc.