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Yes, my aim is to share razors restored by me and not so common. I have a good number of other razors, but not so rilevant, or not restored by me, so maybe out of scope in this thread. I...

As you can see, these are generally cleaning and polishing work, possibly repairing the handles.
I rarely do a pass on the belt-grinder, and at the moment only to partially remove the deep pitting,...

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Malingre & Staurenghi, French company, with a complex history.
Heavy blade, probably dated 1890-1920.
Ivory scales, not original.

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Joseph RODGERS, Sheffield. Set of 4 razors, splitted in 2 pairs (waiting for the restoration of the original case).
1860-1880 ?
Original ivory scales.

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Charles MACDANIEL, London. 1820-25 ?
Original ivory scales, repaired.
I love this maker, in my collection I have a good number of its razors.

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Unbranded, Fine India Steel. 1850?
Original bone scales. I like the pinwork, so I repaired the bone. which is now very firm.
Considering the state of the blade, I do not think that the...

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Frederic BARNES, London. Probably made by a Sheffield company, and marked with Barnes name.
1830-1840 ?
Ivory scales, not original.

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Ian PEARCE, Sheffield. 1830-40 ?
Original scales.

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Frederic RAYNOLDS, Sheffield. Dated somewhere between 1850-1880 ?
Original scales.

GAVET, Paris. "Portmanteau" 7-day set. probably dated 1810-1830 (activity ended in 1834).
Gavet was a genious. I have other sets like that, and seen a good number of others. This is by far the best...

Thank you all for the warm welcome!
Sure I will post some picture.
Stay tuned 😋

Hello everyone. My name is Luciano, I come from Italy.
I love antique/vintage straight razors, and restore them.

A lot of infos and skilled people there, it is great :-)