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I've been slowly building up my restoration skills and I've started poking at this razor again.

It's had a real... Interesting repair. One half of the scales are tortoise shell, the other is dyed...

Stop the press! I just dug up more information on Nortzell & Son (instead of sleeping, sometimes I research razors, it's how I keep my youthful appearance).

I dug up a registry of military button...

Currently very tentative. It's going to be a while before I've got the time to dedicate to this one. What I would like to do is clean up and straighten out what remains of the scales then fill in all...

Just as soon as my zoning permit comes in.

But I tell ya, the bureaucracy on setting up my Man-Cattle Murder-o-Rama has made me wonder if it'll be worth all the effort.

So YOU'RE the reason I paid the princely sum of $15! You blackguard! :cool:

I didn't even consider the Bouverie street connection until I had it in hand, I just thought I was getting one more...

As near as I can tell, the only thing Nortzell & Son did (other than this ONE SINGLE RAZOR :) is metalwork, so I'm guessing they forged the blade. But at this remove of history, who knows?

I won this on eBay for almost nothing, which surprised me since it's obviously an early 1800's razor. But it was sold as 'Tzell & Son, Ouverie St'.

Which, admittedly, is exactly what the stamp...