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04-11-2009, 11:48 PM #1
Thornhill 7 day Ivory set
I just acquired a 7 day set of Thornhill razors, the only info i have on them is that Thornhill of 144 New Bond st. is listed as a "cutler to her Majesty" and dates between 1869-1890, so if you have any additional info I would appreciate it.
the blades are great with no pitting at alljust a dingy patina, they are quite "wedgey" I already tried some Maas on one blade, and the result were outstanding, they have double jimps, and i really like the engraving on the top of the blades. three of the scales have cracks, but where I would get Ivory I have no idea, also i found it interesting that the spacers appear to be lead. The case is labled "Edwin Hill" so I am not sure if this is original or not, anyway, bad photography aside, here they are