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Local Antique shop gets a really good selection of antique shaving equipment ripe for the picking, as promised on my brush thread I said I'd post the razors here. I can also provide close ups of the stamps for those who request it. Some interesting razors and certainly all savable with a lil bit of love.
Bought (both bokers) :
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What i left behind, Close ups of stamps can be provided (sorry about the busy background i took it right in the shop.)
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Nice razors-Down here in South Carolina a hot spot is a convenience store
Thanks for posting these pics!
Wow those are pretty nice! How much did you pay for the two?
Parker, don't go spending your college fund!Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerskouson
$13 For the smaller unfaded gold washQuote:
Originally Posted by parkerskouson
$36 For the larger faded Gold Wash with the original Case from 1920-1940?
any further help Identifying these Razors is appreciated Both boker but thats all i know
Panda:
I think you got a steal!
Totally agree! And I promise I won't maple:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
Parker, I think your eyes are bigger than your wallet! :beer1:Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerskouson
Probably true, but I'm gonna limit myself,,,,,,,,,eventually:D Parents already spend college fund... Apparently 6 years of competitive gymnastics equals a lot of money!:shrug: Unless I figure how to hack into there bank account I'm broke:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
accually i bought them but i'm not so selfish that i wont let my roommate use them XDQuote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
after a hone that is
Ha true that is, i was broke. merely posting on his behalf.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaPaMarmalade
Where did you find these?! I thought I checked all of the shops in Lethbridge.
Antiques on 9th, tell him You were referred from the forums he'll know what you mean ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Firefighter2
I think I'm living in a dead zone for antique store/flea market razors. Everything I've seen here in Ottawa has either been garbage or stupidly overpriced. Ah well... time to expand the search. :)
Nice finds!
Thanks, I'll be sure to stop by ASAP & pick up some of what you left behind!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pandamonium
Sadly here in the UK some of the shops ive been to do not sell old razors and I have to buy them from ebay, even then they go for ridiculous amounts of money including the old and battered ones and so I find its cheaper to buy from the USA or France then it is in this country.
Which reminds me: We Brits have seemed to have lost our way with shaving, the US seems to have all the coolest stuff from vintage barbers equipment to gels, lotions and balms......we are sadly lacking.
BTW Love those Bokers!
Sherborne.
Same here. I trail around loads of antique shops, autions etc and they simply dont have any. The saddest thing is charity shops. They are everywhere near where I live and guess what they do if ever they get any?
Yep they all get collected by a recycling company and get treated as scrap metal. Absolute horror.
I have told them I will pay much more than scrap dealers, but they are not interested. "Company Policy"
What a strange country we live in
International shipping isn't "all that bad" as I have bought stuff from around the world and sold stuff around the world. Just evaluate the shipping price with the price of the product & if it's acceptable...go for it. Most shaving products in shops within 100 miles around me are overpriced or busted up or both.
Nice to see a shop have more than a couple of razors that could actually be used...thanks for sharing.
Shooter74743. I agree. International buying is a good option.
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The thing that really annoys me though is that I am only 30 miles or so from Sheffield ( My passion is old Sheffields) and I really struggle to find any. I just hate the thought of all these beautiful quality razors being nothing more than scrap steel.
So So sad.
Once they are gone they are gone for ever. Such a shame!
Who would have thought that Lethbridge would have the motherload? Here in Edmonton there's bugger all.....
Which reminds me, a good friend of mine is currently vacationing in that area :hmmm:
Maybe they're making them out of old RR tracks.
Kindof a shame. England has a big tax on imports! Anti-knife policies! Seems a lot of English sellers out there. Pm 'em and get to know them. Local sellers have a lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by moop
So I went back and bought the sheffield WITNESS and polished it up... just waiting for my hone to arrive I ordered it today. And My buddy (PaPaMarmalade) took Home 1 more boker (Old king cutter) and a "No Name" Soligen razor.
I will post pics of the razors polished and honed...
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HA, HAA and i picked up somthing else but here the razors i have to date
Why not bring al home?
Nice score by the way
Wish I had an out of the way hot spot... Antique stores around here are like a puddles of honey along an ant trail. Everyone that heads out here to visit Rocky Mountain National Park stops at all of our shops. Great for the vendors but it doesn't leave much for us locals. And what's not picked over is twice the going price. OK, done whining here....
alas it was too good to be true, antiques on 9th shut its doors in lethbridge but before it that i picked up two more king cutters with cases and made two wet shaving kits and gave them away to friends. I moved back to B.C. last March and it was gone then, i'm not sure the actual date it went tits up. also remember to check your thread dates this post is pretty old.
