Joseph Elliot Senator's Frameback razor

Adding to the list of oddities, and old Framebacks, this one is also in especially good condition. A Joseph Elliot brass frameback, 'Senator's Razor'. Excited to get this one honed up and going.

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Couldn't turn this one down when I saw it.

That's a real beauty to be sure... Good score!

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Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Couldn't turn this one down when I saw it.

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I should say not.

You did real good when you got that one! I don't know how they sharpened them with the brass! I have a nice Wade & Butcher brass frameback but what they used in place of electrical tape is a mystery.

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Very nice. I like how the darkness of the blade contrasts with the brass.

Very interesting, great looking.

Whenever I see a brass frameback from bygone days, I wonder what they were thinking in terms of hone wear at the spine. No electrical tape back then. Brass being softer than steel, it just seems odd to me that they would make 'em like that. OTOH, brass was soft and easy to cast/machine, and probably somewhat cheaper too. Probably the hone wear part is why they didn't make that many of them. I say that because we see many more steel spine framebacks, so I'm assuming they didn't make 'that' many. Of course nowadays we have electrical tape so if it is in great shape, like that one in the OP, it ain't an issue. Just food for thought.

Beautiful razor. She's in great shape

Better be careful with that one if our current senate is any indication of what can happen. ;)

Sweet old razor for sure.

You know I love the brass :<0) That is a perfect specimen you have there !

Really like this one. Nice score

That's one GORGEOUS razor!

I'm also a sucker for that look; the brass simply looks so classy even though framebacks aren't my cup of tea. My brass frameback Geo Wostenholm & Sons Doubly Carbonized IXL Razor looks clunky and humble in comparison.

Here's my Wade & Butcher brass frameback.

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Originally Posted by Dzanda

That's one GORGEOUS razor!

I'm also a sucker for that look; the brass simply looks so classy even though framebacks aren't my cup of tea. My brass frameback Geo Wostenholm & Sons Doubly Carbonized IXL Razor looks clunky and humble in comparison.

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Yep. And my favorite part is that brass doesn't oxidize in the way that steel does, so any corrosion is quick and easy to clean up.

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Whenever I see a brass frameback from bygone days, I wonder what they were thinking in terms of hone wear at the spine. No electrical tape back then. Brass being softer than steel, it just seems odd to me that they would make 'em like that. OTOH, brass was soft and easy to cast/machine, and probably somewhat cheaper too. Probably the hone wear part is why they didn't make that many of them. I say that because we see many more steel spine framebacks, so I'm assuming they didn't make 'that' many. Of course nowadays we have electrical tape so if it is in great shape, like that one in the OP, it ain't an issue. Just food for thought.

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I wondered the same thing about my French Fontenille brass frameback.