Thread: Old razors

Originally Posted by charlie762

I just love the thought of using a razor that was probably once owned by someone who wore a top hat every day!.

You could get one from Doc and have the same effect!

Originally Posted by charlie762

I love things etched on blades but I'd be concerned that it would fade with cleaning.My Flic 7/8ths. has something inside a diamond that is now unreadable.To think Charles Dickens had about twenty years of life left if my Johnson was made in 1850.

Use Maas or an equivalent on a Qtip and work around the etching. Fading is inevitable - the etching on my old "American's Choice" Wolstenholme is largely illegible now - but it can be minimized by avoiding unnecessary wear.

That Johnson is a great looking razor, It is satisfying to look at one of your razors and consider that it was around when Franklin was looking for the Northwest Passage, or when the first spikes were driven on the transcontinental railways.

May we each live as long as our oldest razor!



Best Regards

goshawk