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07-30-2011, 07:13 PM #1Junior Member
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My New Frederick Reynolds
I've never owned one of these. I was lucky enough to get it for $15 on the bay. It is a really heavy razor, and measures right between 5/8 and 6/8. Everything is in really excellent shape, even the scales.
Does anyone have any experience with these? Also, when were they made? I'm looking forward to shaving with it.
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07-30-2011, 07:40 PM #2Senior Member
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Beautiful, great score!
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07-31-2011, 12:54 AM #3Natty Boh
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You have a great razor , there . Some people say FR's are tough to hone . I know mine was .
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07-31-2011, 05:36 AM #4Senior Member
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Wow, beautiful! I'll give you $20 right now! $15 for that is a steal.
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07-31-2011, 03:05 PM #5Senior Member
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Looks like a very nice 1\4 to near wedge FR. I have a couple of these and they are fine shavers. Mine are fairly hard and take a little more time to hone, but the results are worth the effort. Being a near wedge, the edge will be a less fragile than if it were a full hollow. The date of manufacture is probally before 1891 as only the city and not the country ( England ) is stamped on the shank. Injoy your FR as they are among the top shavers from England. Very Best and Happy Shaving, wildhog
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07-31-2011, 11:34 PM #6Senior Member
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I would say it was manufactured between 1830-1840. With that being said it’s a Beautiful razor being 171 years old.
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08-01-2011, 01:05 AM #7Junior Member
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Are you kidding!? I had no idea this razor would be that old. Do you have any source where I might find some information about these manufacture dates? I'm off to Google!
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08-01-2011, 01:41 AM #8Senior Member
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08-01-2011, 03:28 AM #9Senior Member
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That's a great razor. I have an FR that Stefan refinished and honed for me. The second razor I ever tried. It's still a constant in my rotation. Still haven't had to rehone. After several months.
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08-01-2011, 03:28 AM #10Senior Member
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Great pick off.. $15 is a steal.
Nice razor !
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