Todays Score: 8 razors, ca. 1800-1870

I figured I'd make a few people jealous tonight...

I paid $115 today for these 8 razors.

http://www.adrian.edu/~bmaggard/test/batch1.JPG

The first two are a 15/16 Fenney Tally Ho and a Joseph Elliot 13/16 "Fine India Steel". Both have cracked scales (d'oh).

http://www.adrian.edu/~bmaggard/test/batch2.JPG

Next up is a T.Ibbotson Maker, Liverpool, 7/8 and a R.Wade 11/16. OLD blade. Both have intact scales! WOOT!

http://www.adrian.edu/~bmaggard/test/batch3.JPG

This next one is very interesting. It is a Marshes and Shepherd Pond Works, probably 1830-40, and has PATRIOT RAZOR stamped on the spine. There is a notch taken out of the toe of the spine, and has all indications it was an original design, as the stamp "PATRIOT RAZOR" is centered taken the notch into account. This razor shines, although it has some odd pitting -- the scales are near black and overall this thing is in amazing condition. Theres a thumb notch, and the blade is barely over 6/8. The second razor in this pic is an early Wostenholm 11/16. scales intact on both razors.

http://www.adrian.edu/~bmaggard/test/batch4.JPG

FINALLY.... we have a 7/8 Holley Mfg Co, Lakeville, and a W&B Fine india Steel, 6/8. Both sets of scales are good.

http://www.adrian.edu/~bmaggard/test/batch5.JPG


i'd say I did well today!

Consider me jealous! Hell of a deal!

Sorry undream but you'll have to pack those razors up and send them to me as you have not been with SRP long enough to truly appreciate what you have there!:p

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Originally Posted by Undream

I figured I'd make a few people jealous tonight...

I paid $115 today for these 8 razors.

i'd say I did well today!

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I would agree! Plenty of "oldies but Goodies" in that haul. :rock:

That Marshes is awesome! sweet finds!

They make me smile.
Lots of VERY nice etching/engraving...

Well done
Get em cleaned up and in hand
:)
Tom

I am speechless.......what a fantastic haul!
But, if you find that you don't really like the Holley, I think I could find it a home! :D

Interesting Wostenholm, and I really like that Tally Ho. Nice score.

You succeeded!! I'M JEALOUS!!!:rant: NICE SCORE!!!:D

I really like the lines on the Tally Ho.

Not a bad day at all!

Wow...that's a very nice haul indeed! Congrats!

I have to know where did you find them. They are a unique find.They look as if they were a collection of a serious shaver?

Sweet deal.
Beautiful razors for an extremely good price.

That Tally Ho alone would fetch more than that when it's cleaned up! Nice deal. That is an interesting point on the Marshes and Shepherd. Like he was going for a spanish, then decided on a round. It's a spound point!

Few minutes ago I was quite happy for my find during the night.. but now.. :cry:

Great deal!

Great find. One blade alone would cost that much on the Bay. I love hearing thee stories. Imagine how many razors e would all have if we all got deals like that. I call it a deal, but in local shops that is what the prices are every day if we catch them. Good luck with the lot!

I found them at yesterday's Flatrock, Michigan flea market. It was pretty big, probably 400 vendors. They have it at a speedway, and I went with my friend who set up a space to sell records. He did well, sold about $600 worth.

I was hoping all day to find like, a whole coffee can full of razors :P instead, I ended up at a knife dealer's booth.

Initially, I'm looking through his stuff, and it is all fairly expensive... $30 for a carbo magnetic.. $50 for a boker... $50 for a thistle cut... $100 for a 2-razor set in a box... $180 for a 2 razor "Buck Bros" set....

I figured I was fairly out of luck at this booth.

So, I asked him about one of the razors, I think it was a joseph rodgers that he had $60 on... and he goes "Man, that theres an old one -- i can't go lower than 50"... And after some hoo-in and haw-in..he says "if ya like the older ones, I got this here"... at which point, he unwraps the leather pack revealing 7 AMAZING razors (all except the W&B Fine india steel above). I ask him how much hes asking for them expecting to hear per-razor prices... and he says "I just marked em down today to 100"... I expected 100 per razor..and then he says "they are a nice batch and worth 100 altogether". i immediately gave him 100.

I went back to his booth at the end of the day and made an offer for 2 more razors...he simply wouldnt budge on price.

I picked up the W&B at another booth -- the only other booth in the place with a straight razor i swear. that was $15 and got me up to my 115 mark.

Good days! :D

Man, great story undream!

That guy sounds nuts! The prices he's charging for the single razors vs what he charged you for all of those. Weird! He clearly doesn't know what he could have gotten on the 'bay for em!

According to the new EU directive these razors have to be repatriated.
Just send them to me I'll forward them to the appropriate address.

In other words:
:cry::cry::cry: I'm SO jealous! :cry::cry::cry:

Congrats!!! :tu

You did great. Consider me jealous.

Some day, I will find a flea market like that one. *sigh* Excellent score.

I am loving the 'patriot razor' I'll have to get me one of those.

Great find, enjoy them.

Fantastic!

This sickens me to my stomach.

Man that's some haul... wish I could find flee markets like that.
Jealous?... excuse me while I clean up the green.

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Originally Posted by Undream

I found them at yesterday's Flatrock, Michigan flea market. It was pretty big, probably 400 vendors. They have it at a speedway, and I went with my friend who set up a space to sell records. He did well, sold about $600 worth.

I was hoping all day to find like, a whole coffee can full of razors :P instead, I ended up at a knife dealer's booth.

Initially, I'm looking through his stuff, and it is all fairly expensive... $30 for a carbo magnetic.. $50 for a boker... $50 for a thistle cut... $100 for a 2-razor set in a box... $180 for a 2 razor "Buck Bros" set....

I figured I was fairly out of luck at this booth.

So, I asked him about one of the razors, I think it was a joseph rodgers that he had $60 on... and he goes "Man, that theres an old one -- i can't go lower than 50"... And after some hoo-in and haw-in..he says "if ya like the older ones, I got this here"... at which point, he unwraps the leather pack revealing 7 AMAZING razors (all except the W&B Fine india steel above). I ask him how much hes asking for them expecting to hear per-razor prices... and he says "I just marked em down today to 100"... I expected 100 per razor..and then he says "they are a nice batch and worth 100 altogether". i immediately gave him 100.

I went back to his booth at the end of the day and made an offer for 2 more razors...he simply wouldnt budge on price.

I picked up the W&B at another booth -- the only other booth in the place with a straight razor i swear. that was $15 and got me up to my 115 mark.

Good days! :D

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He's right, they're worthless. They are too old. If you want to cut your losses I will take them for what you paid.:D

I really need the 15/16 Fenney Tally Ho and the Joseph Elliot 13/16 "Fine India Steel"!

John