Thread: Sun September 09th - Sat September 15th

Originally Posted by unit

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That's a really, really cool SOTD post. I love the fact you used your grandfather's razor and the mug your son made, very cool.

I also love the razor and the way you cleaned it up but left the patina.

Maybe we should have a STP thread; a Save the Patina Thread, where we post photos of old razors with nice interesting patina?

Originally Posted by eTom

...some more "rusty" steel...

I don't know what I'm looking at but I like it. Are they actual photos? They look very 'steam punk' esp the last one. The middle one reminds me of an old woodcut...

Originally Posted by Geezer

[CENTER]...Henckles Rapide, Wester Bros (US), and others had similar blade locking systems. Henckles patented the Rapide, WOTAN and similar razors about 1880. The nasty looking device to the right is a honing and stropping stick to refresh the blades. The WOTAN can be distinguished by a solid blade keeper and the Wester and Rapide have wire "U" keepers...

What a cool looking device! Sort of like razor blades before they had razor blades! (maybe; when were razor blades invented?).
What the doowoppy at the right with the two holes in it?