The Antique Store was kind to me this week.
the Bismark had a few minor rust spots on the spine and tang but nothing major. The brush is bakelite and as perfect as you can imagine.
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The Antique Store was kind to me this week.
the Bismark had a few minor rust spots on the spine and tang but nothing major. The brush is bakelite and as perfect as you can imagine.
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Very, very cool...the brush looks like it's never been used, love it...no blossom on the brush it seems...and good find on the razor...wow...good day for you!
Razor was $ 20. Brush was $ 35. I agree. I don't think the brush was used at all!
Congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveTheCanuck
Nice catch and a I LOVE THE WAY THAT BRUSH DEFIES GRAVITY!!!
Beautiful razor!
I pawed through a pile of close to 60 razors today that I wouldn't have given $20 for the whole pile. :(
I did hit a home run on three knives though. :)
Kind he says. .....Man...the stores around here in D-town have been picked clean. It's amazing the asking price some dealers here want for unusable specimens. You got an excellent catch and love the unique style of brush holder. +1 !Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveTheCanuck
Baldric ! is that you ??!!...... What cunning like a fox plan do you have today ....hmmmmm ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
WOT?Quote:
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That's a jimdandy set of airdale duds in your avatar..................:rock:
Very nice razor & brush Steve. I almost bought a brush just like that on eBay this week. I have it saved! I think it was a Fuller brush.
When I was a kid, I remember when the Fuller brush man would go door to door!
I've already succumbed to a generous offer on the brush. It's going to a good home.
Cool, my farther had that brush until my mother threw it out and bought him a nice NEW one, NEW being a chinese plastic thing that fell to bits after two shaves. I'm sure I could hear his brain pop when she told him. Mothers eh, but gee we love them.
Steve, very nice find!!! The razor looks in excellent condition. The brush..... the brush is sweet and gives me ideas.
Same here, and the Cutco man, add that we had a Milkman.....kind of dates us.Quote:
Originally Posted by engine46
Yeah, reminds me of how old I am, 58 now & this was when I was 6-7 yrs old.Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
I used to know whether or not I was late for school based on where the milk truck was in its daily run. Glass bottles with the cardboard milk bottle top.
Wow now I remember those as well. Gee where did all the time go!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveTheCanuck
Did the Bismarck comes boxed?
It is a very nice example and those scales are pretty rare. Most Bismarcks are black or cream scales with the inlay.
I believe if you had the box it would tell you it's English silver steel, Ground in Germany. By A. Muller.
I see a lot of these on German French English and American Ebay. Most fall into either 5/8 or 6/8 with the solid scales. I believe they were made with the Weisbaden market in mind. The box stamp has a Wiesbaden coat of arms, The name Wiesbaden, and one of the buildings of the town. Wiesbaden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurhaus,_Wiesbaden
They were all ground between 1900 and 1930. I believe for occupying allied forces and tourism at the time. The German examples with Ges Geschutzt are slightly rarer. One of my own is both a Ges Geschutzt and a registered. Having the German stamped blade with registered scales.
Some blades have no monkey tail stamp. I do not believe these blades are any poorer at shaving than the stamped ones.
The razor is not a Dovo, And to my knowledge does not represent a Nazi affiliation.
Very nice catch sir.
Oh and Bismarck has a C in it :D
Orono Right? Saw that Bismark There Very Clean.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveTheCanuck
Orono it was. But now it's mine. *evil cackle*
Sadly only half a box and it didn't seem to be connected to the razor. Still, I'm very happy to own it.
Also happy that Colin didn't scoop it up.
I'd love to find one like that!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveTheCanuck
Beautiful razor, Just not for me. Gotta leave some out there for you guys to find. 12 razors did make it to my place yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveTheCanuck
Just took a light polish to the monkey tail and as it turns out, it's a Geschutzt.Quote:
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