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01-18-2010, 09:54 PM #1
Robeson 8/8
I have been prowling the flea markets, antique stores and auctions for years in search of razors, but have never come across any "choppers" that would fit into my budget. At a flea market this weekend I found a nice Robeson 8/8 and thought my quest had come to an end. And then, about six stalls further on, sits a 9/8+ Joseph Eliott "For Barber's Use". They say all things come to he who waits, and I have been waiting a long time for a day like this. And now the really great part, the combined price for the two was less than fifty bucks. And I'm not even going to tell you about the Filarmonica I found last weekend, because that might seem like I was rubbing it in.
Incidentally, for any Robeson fans, I posted an entry in the Clubs section that shows a great Robeson counter display with twelve "naked lady" scaled razors that recently was sold at auction.
Regards - Walt
Last edited by Walt; 01-19-2010 at 03:36 PM.
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01-18-2010, 09:55 PM #2
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Thanked: 1262Wow. great finds Walt
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Walt (01-19-2010)
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01-18-2010, 10:46 PM #3
Sweet!
(BTW - where in northeast PA are you from? I ask because I'm originally from Wilkes-Barre (I moved to northern VA 10 years ago).)John
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Walt (01-19-2010)
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01-18-2010, 11:00 PM #4
Congrats on an excellent find! Large american straights seem to be rare. The largest I have is a 7/8's Thistle Cut which also was a local find. In fact most of the straights I have 7/8's or larger were local finds which were had for a song.
Aren't local finds just GREAT?!!“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)
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Walt (01-19-2010)
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01-19-2010, 01:04 AM #5
Aw come on... share the filly with us too! Sweet find, I'd love to run into something like that
Cheers
Dave
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Walt (01-19-2010)
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01-19-2010, 01:07 AM #6
Since Robesons are great shavers in my experience, I look forward to the shave report on your Leviathan of American steel! Congratulations.
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Walt (01-19-2010)
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01-21-2010, 01:43 AM #7
O.K., since you asked. I picked up this Filarmonica at the same flea market a week earlier. If I hadn't found the two previously mentioned razors, this one would still have made me very happy. And my happiness was increased because I bought it and a nice Wostenholm pipe razor for $15. You've gotta love those flea markets!
Regards - Walt
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