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04-26-2015, 02:32 PM
Thread: A very early American razor?
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Check the date of the original post. ;)
Check the date of the original post. ;)
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02-03-2012, 05:09 AM
Thread: A very early American razor?
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Ah yes! I found pictures of those (or at least...
Ah yes! I found pictures of those (or at least other 'Rodgers: Refined Steel' razors) while I was digging today. :)
That the same box was involved really does help at least sorta narrow down a... -
02-03-2012, 04:40 AM
Thread: A very early American razor?
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I used the microscope test. They're bone, good...
I used the microscope test. They're bone, good call folks!
There were two things that made me think it was ivory. The first was that they're VERY thin scales. The only other ones I've got here... -
02-03-2012, 12:41 AM
Thread: A very early American razor?
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I may well be wrong on the scale material. I...
I may well be wrong on the scale material. I found another razor in nearly identical scales which are described as ivory (and I believe it). I guess when I get home I'll do the hot-pin test. :)
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02-03-2012, 12:06 AM
Thread: A very early American razor?
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I've been doing more research and continually...
I've been doing more research and continually turning up nothing. The scales are bone, not ivory. That much I'm sure of.
But that 'Refined Steel' mark is vexing me. The only other examples I can... -
01-15-2012, 10:57 PM
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A very early American razor?
I nabbed this off the Bay:
87504
From the pictures on the auction, I assumed it was a 1800-1820 Sheffield razor (and so I HAD TO HAVE IT).
What I didn't realize was the size of the thing.
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