Hi!
I thrifted this razor a while back, and I've been wondering why it has metal scales, and why it is marked "F SAN". I've seen the exact same scales on other razors, so I thought maybe they were used in hospitals (metal for hygenic reasons)? Maybe SAN is short for sanitarium? Does anyone have any knowledge about this? Do you think these were the original scales? Or were they rescaled for a specific purpose?
The razor, however, was made sometime around 1890, I think, after reading the forum about razor markings. It was in this amazing condition when I found it; I only cleaned it a bit!
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