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    Hello friends, I have two new razors, offered by my parents like a souvenir from their holidays in the north of France.
    Can you give me some informations about these items, please?








    It's written "St Paul's cathedral" so, I guess that they come from England.

    I'm sorry for my language, I'm French.
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    Merci pour leur montrer!
    They are a pair to be proud of. Nice scales that could be slightly improved. Dry them, have them honed and enjoy them!
    I would hazard that they are from about 1860 or earlier.
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    Nice matched pair, the scales appear to be ivory.
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    Would your parents like to adopt an adult child? That is a very nice looking pair and the case looks to be a winner too, although there is a little damage at the one end of the lid. As a general thought, anytime I see ivory scales I always think of high end goods because no one would ever waste perfectly good ivory on a mediocre product. I think you have a great prize, and a gift from family no less!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    Would your parents like to adopt an adult child? That is a very nice looking pair and the case looks to be a winner too, although there is a little damage at the one end of the lid. As a general thought, anytime I see ivory scales I always think of high end goods because no one would ever waste perfectly good ivory on a mediocre product. I think you have a great prize, and a gift from family no less!

    I think that my parents are very happy (and tired) with two children so I guess that adoption won't enchant them.

    Moreover, thanks to my sister, there is a lack of place in the house... Girls and fashion, I don't say more.


    I have an other straight razor with ivory scales, it's a French product, but it's very damaged :
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    And I have a few more English razors, but just common productions.
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    I would be more than happy to take that damaged razor off of your hands
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    Maybe because the pic doesn't give a good idea about the situation.
    It was a huge blade at the beginning, I think a little more than 24mm width, but the nicks have reached nearly 3mm near the nose.
    I asked to the French specialist about restoration if some repairs would be possible and he sayed to me that it would take a very long time, for an important price and with a bad result because the scales are dirty and the teeth on the edge are important.

    I bought this razor for 2 euros 1 year ago and it breathes dust since.

    So my biggest blade is a Le Grelot 14 and not this near wedge.

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    That is interesting! We see souvenir razor from all sorts of world's fairs, anniversary's, hotels, grooming clubs, ships, etc.
    Ya think St Paul's had a souvenir shop?
    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out".
    I rest my case.

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    If it's the case, with that sort of products and cheap prices, I would go to London each week!

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    Very nice pair of razors. Your parents did a hell of a job finding those.I would do everything possible for them if I were you. You never know what may come your way next time!
    They're beautiful!

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