Attachment 115893I just bought a straight on line. Its a Kennedy Spalding & Co. Syracuse. The blade says;" Imperial, Sheffield hollow ground". I can find no info on this razor company. Its in good shape, and I wonder if its worth restoring.
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Attachment 115893I just bought a straight on line. Its a Kennedy Spalding & Co. Syracuse. The blade says;" Imperial, Sheffield hollow ground". I can find no info on this razor company. Its in good shape, and I wonder if its worth restoring.
HI and welcome to SRP.
Looks like a good candidate to me. GO for it!! :)
Willie
Kennedy Spalding & Co. Syracuse was a distributor, so like many others they had razors made with their company name on them, nevertheless a beautiful Sheffield razor!
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Montgomery wards catalog from 1895 shows an imperial razor.
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Thanks a lot guys. Love SRP!
I just got one of those Montgomery Ward Imperials today. Don't think it's worth saving, blade or scales. Not enough for a shorty, and rust line makes me think cell rot.
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Dad found it in a coffee mug full of pens & pencils. No idea how long he's owned it.
Looks like it's last job was working as a paint scrapper...Quote:
Originally Posted by DeObfuscate
I wouldn't write the scales off just yet. It's possible they're Vulcanite. If so, they won't produce the corrosive gases given off by celluloid breakdown. The only downside to Vulcanite is a tendency to brittleness and a distinctive smell, although I don't mind it.
I think that's a prime candidate for a restore.
@deobfuscate, vigorously rub the scales, if they smell like Vicks vaporub they're celluloid. My guess is Bakelite or vulcanite.
Having camphor trees in the yard, I'm familiar with the smell associated with celluloid. I gave em a rub - vulcanite, or ebonite, I smell burnt rubber or sulfur. The scales appear mechanically sound with a few minor scuffs. For a material that suffers from brittleness these still have some life in them. Might fit on a W.H. Morley that had the damaged honey horn scales.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Glad to be of assistance. I just repaired a set of Vulcanite scales yesterday and honed up the blade today. It's a D Peres, Solingen 7/8 and I'm looking forward to trying it out.
