Thread: Gun show find

Originally Posted by DFriedl

I like both. I've owned hot rod razors, new utilitarian models, and pristine classics. What I don't like is to see a collector’s piece that is being allowed to rust and decay because restoring it would diminish its value. Even priceless works of art are cleaned and restored by museums around with world with no loss of significance or value when done properly.

I really like this sentiment...but I am not so sure I could define my likes and whims so well.

As an example of one that should not have been "cleaned up" LOL:
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/...t-spanish-town
...but your caveat of "when done properly" trumps that example

There are perhaps examples that I think would be a shame to do anything with beyond place in a de-humidified display and look at occasionally. These would be rare specimens that are of supreme historical significance (and a suitable example eludes me).

As a fictional example...if such a razor exists with provenance to demonstrate that Benjamin Franklin shaved with it?

However, the ones that I find for 10 bucks at a gun show with a razor from one continent in a box from another...I think it is safe to transform them into something I enjoy more.

I am all over the board with these topics...my final answer is "it depends" and that is subject to change