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I got this nearly complete necessaire from ebay for very cheap and stuck a pair of my razors in it, and am very pleased with the result. The case will need some more work but I have begun to clean it...

Glad someone on here got those. I was hoping no one else was paying attention but they went over what I was willing.

I didn't see anything in the whole book, it's possible it shows up in Sketchley's 1774 but I have not had luck getting a copy of that one.

Altus can you give higher res pictures of the makers' marks?

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Those are definitely period-appropriate shape. In fact, here is a picture from the Lummus collection with a John Barber razor of around that period, maybe slightly later, but the scale shape is...

Here are the latest.

Vining, GR:

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Nice! I'm assuming this is ACTUALLY of the empire era, and not styled after it?

Amazing set. The spine etching is very similar to my set, is that traces of gold wash? Also, what do you think of the scales - to me they look like they belonged to a larger razor that was cut down,...

Can we just move all the off-topic posts to a new thread? I feel like this is a topic that comes up often with strong opinions on both sides and really needs to be discussed, but as mentioned, this...

I just love it when people post links to live auctions. Just thought I'd throw it out there that those of us who have been silently watching this one are throwing everything we've got, and more, into...

He was famous for his "Magic Strop" (and "Peculiar Steel" if I'm remembering correctly). Though I would think he would include his name; I'm not sure who else may have also been marketing Magic...

Is that a Mechi strop?

Methinks those scales predate the Ward blade by at least a decade, but gorgeous nonetheless. Where did the boxes come from? They are lovely.

A pair of Mappin and Webb razors, unusual in wood scales. My first thought was walnut but I really don't know.

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Oh, you're the one who got that triplet of Weisses.

And a near-original LeCoultre set with 4 blades (still in the paper packet in the case).

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My latest, already in the Show and Tell. French, c. 1830s I believe. Manufactured by Pradier, 22 Rue Bourg l'Abbé, Paris.

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Wow, some amazing stuff in here. Here's one of my humble sets:

A John Mossop, Sheffield pair in faux-tortoise horn (condition is as received).

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