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  1. 02-21-2012, 03:36 AM #1
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    Default my new Mappin & Webb

    Hello gentleman,

    This is my new razor I bought today for 15 bucks. It is a Mappin & Webb "trustworthy". It was coated in an oil and protected really nicely. There is a small crack on the handle but it is in top notch shape IMO. I brought it home and cleaned it up and got it all honed and stropped. very very sharp and even has that "fi-ting" noise.

    As a beginner I wanted to get some help on some things with this nice new tool of mine. I don't want to hurt this blade.

    I wanted to get an estimated date of production and more info on this blade also.
    below are pics.





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  2. 02-21-2012, 05:03 AM #2
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    Nice !. I love M&W razors. The crack will probably be alright since it is in the wedge end. Good luck with it.
    Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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  3. 02-21-2012, 09:23 AM #3
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    I'm a big fan of Mappin and Webb straights. The scales look to be ivory so $15 is an absolute bargain.
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    I hope, you'll find there some interesting reading about the history of the great company.
    Mappin Brothers/Mappin & Webb.





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    I got one very similar to the 1st one of Manah's pics. About half hollow, sharpest razor I have. So sharp I cannot use it every day.
    Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.
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    nice looking stuff!
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    Hi Manah, That looks like the set that is in Lynn's DVD. Is it? Thanks, John
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    I don't think so. I didn't see the Lynn's set, but this one I met in such condition:
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  10. 02-21-2012, 08:36 PM #9
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    Lovely lovely razors all of them.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
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  11. 02-22-2012, 04:38 PM #10
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    That's a beauty!
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