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wow that is nice, i'll have to remember that.

It just occurred to me that the mark on the Samuel Creswick matches this shorty I posted here -
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I initially had it pegged as a Birks, but the "Z" (or is that an "N"?) always made me...

Mail call! Since most of the stuff in there is 1700s, i thought I'd do a dump here, also because i'm looking for info and tips!

First, the main event! How is this a "shorty"? Don't get me wrong, i...

Is that silver? Sterling or plated? did you find yours that shiny or get some work done? I'm still debating getting my plated mug/brush replated as there are a few dark spots, especially on the...

wait a second, that looks familiar...is that from ebay sold by laballea? Dang, I was thinking of bidding on it but forgot. Let me know how that hones up and shaves!

Honestly, for me, I just want to have something I could pass down to my kids. Along with a story I can tell them.

It was either THIS or watches, and watches are too expensive. :P

sorry are you saying "learning abt things you collect" is smthg you ENJOY doing (which was my point that to me there's no point in collecting unless you do)?

No, don't tell them, it can be an "inside joke" where whenever any of us "in the know" have a chance to visit that museum, we can just giggle to ourselves...how often does THAT happen (museum being...

Will def. look up that book, thank you.
Too broad really? I was specifically being broad cuz i thought "i want to know more about history of english straight razor making and cutlers and how it...

Interesting, at that point, isn't it more "hoarding" than "collecting"? I like that tho "magpie collectors". One of the main reasons collecting stuff never really took off for me (I;ve tried the...

Oh, he didn't mention that, that's hilarious! :rofl2:.

Sidenote: do people collect stuff without doing tonnes of research on things? not saying this guy did or didn't but just curious...i feel...

So, mr Zak was kind enough to take a look at these, and says that this may be a Fleur-de-lise and the letters RAY, which makes a lot of sense and thus should confirm what the seller thought (which...

BTW a few question for you historians here:

1. How much did these cost, on average, at the time?
- https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator says £5...

A post on B&B forum made me realize smthg, and I'm curious: a lot of the razors on here are much older than the ones i've posted so how many of you guys actually USE these? Or at least have them in a...

Oh hey buddy from the other forum! :y

I believe this belongs here, and evidently NOT in the 'dip at tails' (i still have NO ability to see a dip vs no dip)...pics from ebay. A beautiful GERMAN...

wow! that's awesome...i'm a bit jealous i gotta say.

well, I mean, wikipedia says "The first narrow-bladed folding straight razors were listed by a Sheffield, England manufacturer in 1680", what I was wondering was how plausible it is, even in the BEST...

Finally got this from jfk742, restored by outback. Just shaved with it today:

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Question for you guys, is it me or does the possibility of seeing shaveable razors today drop to basically...