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When is a W&B not a wedge ? When it is a Zephyr. ;)
Anyone seen one of these before ?
Obviously post 1890 by the stamps & quite the departure from the older wedge style. More like a big Solingen.
Scored on eBay under the radar while Bengall hunting. Very healthy 13/16 blade. I think I may like this one.. :)
btw Sorry bout the oil droplets but I just honed it & humidity is about 80% atm.
Wow, thanks for rubbing that in. :) Seriously that is pretty sweet, nice score and hope you enjoy it. :beer1:
If I was gonna rub it in I'da told you the price. ;)
Touché my good man.
Nice score! Snagging an EBay item under the radar is as good as finding a rare straight in a local shop well under the going value. Both are rare and very exciting when found. :tu :tu
Nice score :tu
You know where to send it right? :p
This is the second one I see, there was another one on eBay about a year ago, but with my typical luck seller refused to ship to Norway :(
Serious though, if you ever decide to part with it you know where to find me :)
Wow, never seen one of those before. Great score mate.
Just curious, was it described as a W&B in the ebay description?Quote:
Originally Posted by onimaru55
G.
Thank you but remember no sales talk allowed :p especially as I really like the shave I just had off this beauty. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Zephyr
I can understand your desire for a razor namesake tho. Unlucky re the shipping to Norway.
Cheers Grant. It was listed as a Bengall as it was in a Bengall box but it was described as having Wade & Butcher on the tang.Quote:
Originally Posted by baldy
Surprised I was sole bidder & 7 hours after putting in my max bid I got the email that said I won.
Good thing I wasn't watching that one. We might have ended up in a bidding war ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by onimaru55
Possibly, you're not far from the truth.:)Quote:
More like a big Solingen.
The owner of the Zephyr trademark was Marx & Cie.(Marx & Co.), Solingen. The trademark was registered in 1900, No. 41547.
At the beginning of the 20th century, closer to WWI, Adolph Kastor became the owner of many German and English trademarks. His brother, Nathan Kastor established a factory, the Germania Cutlery Works in Solingen. Another brother, Sigmund Kastor is a controlling director of Wade & Butcher in Sheffield during WWI specializing in straight razors.
So. May be, your razor is one of Kastor Brothers products.:)
This is very interesting. Reminds me of Forrest Gump, "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Cool razor with some interesting history. :rock:
Mate, things coulda got ugly . :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by baldy
Thank you for the info Alex. Would seem the best of both worlds :)Quote:
Originally Posted by manah
LMAOQuote:
Originally Posted by Zephyr
I was wondering how long it would take for this post!!!!
Paul
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Originally Posted by Zephyr
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Originally Posted by onimaru55
:rofl2: Ozmodious I don't really think that even qualifies as "Sales Talk" it sounded more like plain ole begging to me LMAO :p
Nice score though..
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Thanx G.
It was kinda sad but sometimes my sarcasm knows no bounds :roflmao
I have a zephyr with the exact same font on the stamp, but mine doesn't have a W&B stamp on the back. In fact, the two are identical in size, shape, and grind (mine is in a rougher shape). I always thought it to be German because of how it honed up and shaved. This is interesting. I may have to go look for mine now. I don't remember where it is.
Nice score, Oz! Unusual to be certain. The light Manah has shed on it is most interesting!