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Today's progress with the hand sanding. Still with the 150 grit, but threw some WD40 in the sanding mix. I think I'm making pretty fair progress, but now I see in the bottom picture that those...

Better picture of the black staining. The two spots at the bottom are what I'm talking about.

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Moved up to 150 grit today. I appreciate and understand what you said Gugi. I guess right now I'd like to at least get the black staining off the blade. I'm not that familiar with staining on metal....

How far should I go with the 60 grit sandpaper. Did these blades come with a mirror finish? Obviously I don't want to lose too much metal, but I want to at least get all of the "black" off of the...

The ivory scales are so very thin it's a wonder they didn't completely break off 100 years ago. I may only use this once and put it away. Ha.

There were no washers on the outside of the scale pins, only two on the inside next to the blade. Is that normal?

Restoration begun: Gentle hand sanding with 60 grit.
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That really throws me then. I'm thinking "47" as in a year. But 1947 would be to late, and 1847 to early. What does the early (England) mark look like and where would it be?

Last question, unless I think of something else. What about the engraving on the scales "47 Live Oak". Is that just something personal, or did they sell them with a business name like that? The...

Thank you. I love old stuff like this, expecially when I know it belonged to family. The ivory seems really thin and fragile. How did it ever hold up to daily use? Based on those dates this would...

Is that the trademark in the second picture?

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More closeups.

Just took this picture of the tang. Age estimates?

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Void, that is what is say's. I'm about to post a picture. What is an approximate date on that?

Just found this writing on the tang after I sprayed a little Liquid Wrench on it. Can't believe I've never seen this before. "Joseph Rodgers & Sons". There is some other writing and the name...

Would WD40 help or hurt to remove a little of the rust?

I have an old family razor I found in my grandparents property. I'm thinking late 1800's early 1900's. The only writing on the box that I can read is: "Geo" which I'm assuming is George, and is on...