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10-28-2013, 11:26 PM #1Senior Member
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1700s Gronstrand pair in ivory
Fresh in from across the Atlantic. I rarely see stubtails in pairs, or in ivory. I'm sure they were reground, but long ago. It's a shame about the rust, but that can be lightly cleaned away. I'm not sure if the case is original. I haven't had time to do any research yet, but figured posting pictures would be pertinent.
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10-28-2013, 11:28 PM #2Senior Member
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Nice, whats the other little tool in the box?
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10-28-2013, 11:29 PM #3Senior Member
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I'm not sure, it looks like some kind of nail tool, like the smaller tool on fingernail clippers. Looks newer than the set.
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
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10-28-2013, 11:37 PM #4Senior Member
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Ahh, it was you who got them!
ScienceGuy likes this.Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.
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10-28-2013, 11:43 PM #5Senior Member
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Being from Sweden / Scandinavia, do you know anything of the history of them? To me the name sounds like it is from that area. Originally Posted by Lemur
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10-29-2013, 12:03 AM #6barba crescit caput nescit
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Stunning...wow...to hold a piece of history like that in your hands.
To imagine all the faces and all the places and lifetimes it's witnessed..sheesh...sounds like they could of been around during the French Revolution!!
Simply awe inspiring...Last edited by Phrank; 10-29-2013 at 12:06 AM.
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Never heard of them but the name "Grönstrand" is quite normal here, (Grön - Green, Strand - Beach) Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Think I just found him; Grönstrand, Nils, rakknivssmed. (Rakkniv - Straight Razor, Smed - Smith)
He is mentioned in a book; Eskilstuna, en Svensk märkesstad: kloster-, slotts- och industri-stadens öden genom seklerna i historisk belysning, by Knut Hellberg, written in 1919 - 1920 about industries in Eskilstuna.
Digitalen: Eskilstuna en märkesstad del 1 och 2 1919
Here comes the crux, part 1 and 2 of the book is digitalized, not part 3 that he's in!Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.
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11-03-2013, 06:00 PM #8Senior Member
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Awesome history.
......... Making Old Razors Shine N' Shave, Once Again.
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