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It was a private deal I'd been working on for about 6 months.



I assume you mean the weird-looking metal tools strapped in over on the right side of the main panel?

Those are boot-pull...

A new acquisition on my part, I’ll have a lot more to say about it later over in Show & Tell, but it seriously belongs here!

A modest dressing kit by the Mosley family, circa 1847-1855. All...

Try this link.

But also, here's what the book has to say clipped out:

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(back on topic)

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These fit the club in an interesting way.

They didn't belong to a...

I know! Though I have at least shaved with one.

Nice present!

Man, I still don't have any M&W razors! Gotta work on that.

Eh, something like that. :)

Sure!

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The whole box of razors.
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Beautiful! I've never seen scales like that, with the large circular impression.

I mentioned earlier that I'd also gotten an 1805 set. Today, for want of something fresh to shave with, I cleaned up the Monday blade and honed it. Seemed like a good time to get pictures.
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I just got this today and I didn't get a chance to clean it up before the sun went down and ended the good pictures.

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That Weiss set melts my heart every time.

By the way, Alex, do you have any vintage advertisements for 7-day sets? I'm really curious how much they cost 'in the day'.

My guess is £5-£8 in 1820.

With Manah's set there, I think your theory is sitting pretty!

The number probably identifies the seat of the grinder. At least, I assume the grinders had fixed seating. Considering how the wheels...

I really wonder what the numbers mean. Mine are all stamped 6. I've seen one other Rodgers set stamped 12. It's not size, because your set and mine are the same (though it looks like yours is more...

At long last, I join this club!

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A very early Joseph Rodgers interchangeable blade 7-Day set. From the first half of the 1820's.

Thus far, I've only shaved with Wednesday, and it shaved...