Thread: Antique Store Find

Today my cousin and I went to a couple of Antique Stores in search of straight razors and DEs. I came across this Robeson 'Shur Edge' It needs some work. Im not sure about the rust spot on one side of the blade but the rest appears to be completely fixable. Anybody think that the rust spot could cause some bad pitting? It scratched off with a fingernail, I am unsure if this means it will come off well or not. anyways here are some pics...

The razor looks completely servicable. It'll never be a beauty queen, but it'll provide plenty of great shaves once it's been cleaned up and honed. As for the rust, there's likely to be pitting underneath it, but at least it isn't on the edge of the blade. I've restored blades in much worse condition and it worked out for me

I'd like to say we went MANtiquing

It looks like you are in for a sanding session if you want to get rid of the rust. There are plenty of threads which focus on sanding a blade.

I don't have a ShurEdge but everyone seems to have positive things to say about that particular razor.

Good luck with it.......

Looks like it would clean up well. In the fourth picture it looks like the blade is bent tho, or is that just a trick of the light?

Originally Posted by basil

Looks like it would clean up well. In the fourth picture it looks like the blade is bent tho, or is that just a trick of the light?

The picture was taken with the blade on a pillow...

I am sure it will clean up and be a great shaver.
I have a Shuredge, and it shaves great you will love it.

Originally Posted by TheDorn

I'd like to say we went MANtiquing

Sounds like I should start mantiquing, I found a straight in an antique shop about a year ago, it was in great condition and even shaved my arm hair, but at the time I was perfectly content using Bic disposables so I put it back on the shelf.

I have two Robeson Shur Edge razors and love them. I actually search on eBay for this brand. There is a lot of info on the Robeson Cutlery company in general, to be found here:

Robeson Home Page

I can't really see the marking on the tang of your razor, but normally if the "Shur Edge" on the tang is written in cursive script on a slant, the date of the razor runs 1907-1910. If the cursive "Shur Edge" is parallel with the edge of the tang, the manufacture dates are 1910-1921.

I have several Robeson razors and enjoy my shaves with each and every one of them. My first razor purchase was a lot of five in a local auction around 25 yrs ago. In the lot was a M.F. ROBESON etched Our Pet on the blade. It was in very good condition w/o any pitting or staining. I'll post a link to a pic of it if I can find it.

Edit: Found it. http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...tml#post244548

The picture was taken in the early days of shooting razors and isn't that good. Condition of the razor is as found and maybe washed a little w/ soap and water. You can't see it in the picture and it may be on the other side of the razor but the tail has a tree stamp on it which signifies it was made by Boker. From the link you provided above it dates the razor between 1879 and 1885. I can't remember how much I payed for the lot but at the time it was just about a song. I remember everyone at the auction laughing at me for purchasing the lot, which also contained other top names like Wostenholm and Wade & Butcher. All were in great shape.