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09-22-2012, 11:42 PM #1Junior Member
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Flea market find.
I dropped into the local farmers market today, the harvest is in and the goods are wonderful.
The market also has a flea market on the premises so I had a browse through and came home with this:
World-Master 7/8(?) Half Hollow
Scales have nice inlays at both ends, blade centres nicely. Unsure of the scale material or age of the razor.
Any more info you gents can shed from experience or otherwise would be appreciated.
This is the as purchased condition.
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09-23-2012, 12:41 AM #2Obsessive compulsive
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Worldmaster is an Otto Busch trademark. Try a search with that name, bound to be more info here.
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09-23-2012, 02:38 AM #3Senior Member
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Yes Worldmaster (Weltmeister) was Otto Busch's own company in the early 1900's. Nice find. Looks to be in good shape. I think they still make scissors.
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09-23-2012, 03:06 AM #4Senior Member
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Other than the uneven honing of the blade it is quite nice. Gotta love inlays! Once honed up it should shave nicely. Kudos.
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09-23-2012, 03:30 AM #5Junior Member
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Wasn't sure if it was meant to be like that or not, it loses a little less that 1/8" from heel to toe, the edge is not absolutely square, on glass it has one very slight high spot. The razor itself is extremely sharp.
Originally Posted by rmalak
You were my next stop, a call to see if a honing was in order and the general condition of the razor overall. If you don't mind of course.
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09-23-2012, 03:38 AM #6Senior Member
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In my opinion, it is not supposed to look like that. I would say honing is a for gone conclusion. Even if it is very sharp, it's probably not shaving sharp. If you are willing to leave it with me for a bit I'll check it out and see if I can help it get back some of it's former glory.
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09-23-2012, 05:18 AM #7Junior Member
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We can meet whenever is convenient for you. Just shoot me a text! ...and thank you. Originally Posted by rmalak
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