https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Ji...ature=youtu.be
Very interesting.. I have a pair of that original wild bill razor, in better condition, quite shocked to see that, same scales & blade..
Cheers
I always end up going back to near wedges for shaving, I prefer their shaving feel and characteristics. Fun razors for sure and they look really nice as well.
Really fun video, I enjoyed watching!
Years ago, I bought an old Torrey at an antique flea market for $10 or 15. After inspecting the razor and agreeing on a price, don’t recall the actual price, she produced a red Torrey box and put the razor in it.
When I got home, I was going to clean it and put it on the buffer but saw some writing on the inside of the box where the cover slides over the bottom box.
Written in shaky printing, black fountain pen ink was, "Used by Rosevelt (sp) in Bad-lands (sp) Madora (sp) 1883-4".
During the purchase, no mention of the writing on the box or of its potential provenance.
So, I lightly cleaned the razor with WD40 and 0000 steel wool and stored it back in the box.
Was it Teddy Roosevelt’s razor or one he used? Everything about it fits the timeline, including the shaky writing and spelling.
T. Roosevelt Torrey razor?
Thanks for sharing. I've been to Wild Bill's grave in Deadwood. It is enclosed by a iron fence but is still wonderful to be near such a giant of the old West
Boy, what a bunch or hooey. Everyone knows Wild Bill shaved with a Remington Electric Razor.
Har har.
Wild bill and I....that sounds good :)
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Amazing! Here's the link to the original auction site that sold Wild Bill's:
https://www.oldwestevents.com/highli...straight-razor