Thread: Antique Store Finds - Any Worth Picking Up?

While out at some local antique stores searching for DE, SE, and other shave related items (honest, I wasn't planning on checking out the straights!!) I came across some straights that, to my untrained eye, seemed worthy of getting a few pics and asking the right people.


Without further ado:

This Wade & Butcher is listed for $12...











This Wade & Butcher was listed as $25. This is the one out of them all that I really like the most.

Part 2:


This is a 5 Pack of straights listed for $48:
In the interest of saving some space, I'll only post the group shot, and if there's more interest I can post some of the close ups...




SWORD - listed as $25:








The Old English Razor - listed as $20:
On the one side of the tang it's marked "BENGALL, on the other side it's marked: Concaved by Friedmann & Lauterjung

Nice! Someone keeps the local antique stores around me empty, I gotta figure out who it is

I didn't see anything that didn't look like it would clean up and shave nicely. Condition of the scales (handles) is another issue. I would probably go for the Wade & Butchers and maybe a couple of hollow grinds. See if they will give you a package deal. Moe guys will chime in with their observations but you certainly will have some decent razors to start.

I also like the same W & B you like. I have one and it is a great shaver. You won't go wrong with it. Me , being the PIG that I am, would try to get a package deal as referred to above.

nice, they all seem like good finds, go w&b razors since you may sell them faster at the s r p. or go with what most of the pros from here tell you. it's no brainer to follow the advisre from the pros.

Thanks guys for the info. I thought the Wade & Butcher was decent, but being a novice I wanted some assurance and advice.

they would go home with me keep waht you like and sell ,well they would be none left.

I like them all (of course), but in particular I really like the W&B with the slight smile + the barber's notch in pictures 5&6. That's the nugget"!

Steve

Buy them all. Keep what you can get keen by yourself, sell the others here for a little profit.
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