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10-14-2010, 10:26 PM #1Senior Member
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Interesting Old Article on Antique Sheffield Razors
Found this when doing a little research. Thought I'd share it.
Starts on page 261.
The Magazine antiques - Google BooksLast edited by Miner123; 10-14-2010 at 10:31 PM. Reason: Add Link
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10-14-2010, 11:06 PM #2This is not my actual head.
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Wow! There is some great information there to help date some of the older razors.
I found this part to be funny: "Certain blades are almost invariably worthless, such as ... those made by Frederick Reynolds."
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10-14-2010, 11:10 PM #3Senior Member
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I know, I had to laugh, Paging Holli. I guess he was on to something.
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10-14-2010, 11:21 PM #4Senior Member
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Hi. I can't browse that book. Is it available only for u.s. users ?
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10-14-2010, 11:25 PM #5At this point in time...
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I laughed there too and then thought to myself "Huh sounds like so many of the opinions on here and other forums only he forgot to add YMMV IMHO IME FWIW AFAIK IIRC etc: etc: etc: " Originally Posted by HNSB
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10-14-2010, 11:28 PM #6Senior Member
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I happen to own a "worthless", Frederick Reynolds razor. If it were an investment I would be concerned but since I'm only out for good shaves (which said razor delivers on the regular) I just don't much care about resale value, investment or collector appeal.
The older I get, the better I was
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10-14-2010, 11:30 PM #7Senior Member
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That is a shame if you can't view it. Perhaps it's a copyright issue in your country. Can you view google books at all? Originally Posted by macrob
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10-14-2010, 11:35 PM #8Senior Member
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I have a couple and like them but I'm not as knowledgeable about razors as most of the people here. Originally Posted by 1OldGI
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10-15-2010, 12:00 AM #9Senior Member
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This is the first time I've actually seen this article though I've seen it referred to in books or articles about razors. Very cool. If it wasn't so old I'd suspect holli4 wrote it.
I guess the author tried to hone a few F. Reynolds.
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10-15-2010, 01:29 AM #10W&B, Torrey, Filarmonica fanboy
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Thanks, Miner123! I've seen this famous Lummus article referenced in books and other places, and have always wanted to read it. I stumbled upon a link to a site that sold printed reproductions of it, but lost my link. So, this is a tresaure.
Hehe, yes. And this nugget: "No better shaving instrument than a good old wedge-shaped razor was ever made." Yee-haw! Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
If it wasn't so old I'd suspect holli4 wrote it. I guess the author tried to hone a few F. Reynolds.
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