Thread: Calling on the historical experts, I'm stumped! An unassuming mystery razor.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

It's also sobering to note that Stodart died a year after that paper was published -- sobering especially when you read the paper and all the chemical reactions Stodart is describing and you realize just how much toxic material the man was breathing in order run experiments on the composition of the alloys they commissioned.

I'm worried about you Zak. It may be risky to shave with those. Who knows how many poor souls have bit the dust because of them. Stropping them undoubtedly fills the air with toxic waste.

They are like the famed 'Mummy's Curse.' Those who tamper with them .........

Send them down to me Zak and I'll take the risk. If I don't survive I'll make sure there are instructions to return them to you in a hermetically sealed canister with bio hazard symbols on it.

Well, I always like a happy ending. The best part is when finally finding the missing piece to the puzzle! Congrats Zak on your new acquisitions plus learning what the original one you have is. Always a good feeling of satisfaction. You started the year out right.

Originally Posted by engine46

Well, I always like a happy ending. The best part is when finally finding the missing piece to the puzzle! Congrats Zak on your new acquisitions plus learning what the original one you have is. Always a good feeling of satisfaction. You started the year out right.

Really, so said Bill Clinton when he went for his last massage.....

Stunning Zak, amazing condition for age.

Just enjoyed rereading this thread from start to finish and for me illustrates what a class act forum this is- its just amazing the effort from so many members from Voidmonsters original posting, who contributed so much effort,knowledge and time, from the genealogy to the research its just amazing how much was found out and pieced together. For me one of the best threads we've had. It hasn't though helped with my barely concealed envy of those Stodart razors !!

Linking these here so they are all in one place: http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...dart-pair.html

Found on ebay france for a pittance. It's not a razor but an amputation knife. We recognize the first punch dating from the eighteenth century. I only have to restore it; I could see that the steel has a damask pattern