Thread: Pigeon razor

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

The box reads, "High Class Pigeon."

That's a bit of an oxymoron, don't you think? I would say that pigeons are among the lower castes of the avian world, living on the filthy streets and in gutters, ignorant of any danger to themselves or their pals, and simply searching, searching, searching for their next food fix.

Some of us, I'll have you know, are very fond of pigeons, and will not stand for having them referred to as of 'lower caste'. Think what you will, I, however, see them as a majestic, although somewhat effeminate, bird.

I see them as an easy, tasty, and nutritious meal.
Of course, I am referring to corn-fed farm dwelling pigeons. Eat city pigeons at your own risk.

Also, ymmv.

This razor is a real puzzle . I would date it to post WW2 , "judging from the cut of it's jib" , circa 1950 something maybe . It takes a good edge , but the 7/8 size does not work well for me , and I find it hard to handle . I tend to think it may have been made in the U.S. or Canada , because all the words are in English . I would also tend to rule out England , because it isn't stamped Sheffield .

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

seeing as how you don't see many boxed razors coming out of England, I'd guess it's from Germany too.

I have 4 old Sheffield razors, all boxed.
In the north of Britain there used to be thousands of homing pigeon enthusiasts. The sport of pigeon racing is still quite popular in Britain, though nothing like it used to be in 19/20th centuries.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

I have 4 old Sheffield razors, all boxed.
In the north of Britain there used to be thousands of homing pigeon enthusiasts. The sport of pigeon racing is still quite popular in Britain, though nothing like it used to be in 19/20th centuries.

Oh, I'm not saying that the English razors didn't come in boxes or anything. I too have a couple of Wade and Butchers in their original boxes.

No, it just seems that while Germny's razor production has continued, England doesn't really pump them out the way they used to, and for that reason I would say that it's more common to see German razor in boxes (both new and old stock) than it is with English ones.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Some of us, I'll have you know, are very fond of pigeons, and will not stand for having them referred to as of 'lower caste'. Think what you will, I, however, see them as a majestic, although somewhat effeminate, bird.

Heh heh. Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. They have had (and still have) their uses. Carrying messages during times of war was a pretty important job. Oh, and I understand that they're even viewed as a delicasy in Britain, and I even saw Jamie Oliver do a show on its inclusion in a number of dishes, along with several other game birds.

However...hear in North America they are viewed as filthy creatures, for the most part. If pigeons sense that you're a apathetic home owner, hundreds of them will camp out on your roof and crap all over the place. They make a mess of the streets and are always in the way of pedestrians and vehicle traffic, since they've grown not to fear us. Well, I don't subscribe to George Costanza's notion of "the deal," and when they get too close to me, I'll give 'em a kick. If enough people started doing that, we'd learn 'em some respect, I tells ya!