William Gilchrist: Brass frameback

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I don't really think I could be happier with this one.

The first thing I noticed was that it's a William Gilchrist stamped brass-frameback razor with Joseph Elliot's corporate mark. I've seen a lot of Gilchrist razors, but none with Elliot's mark on them.

For a while, I thought that William & Samuel Butcher bought the cross & arrow mark from Gilchrist (as well as the bow mark), but now I'm not sure. Elliot most definitely didn't buy the mark from him!

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What I couldn't really see until I had it in hand was that it'd only ever seen very minimal honing. There were sparse, light scratches on the lowest part of the spine and nothing else. No flattening at all.

The bevel, with one layer of tape (must protect that brass frame!), is about 0.25mm wide. I don't think it'd been honed since the 1850's. A few passes on my Shapton 1k, a little Frictionite 00, a CrOX stropping, and it shaved beautifully.

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I've done relatively minor cleaning & polishing on this, but nothing major at all. You're seeing it in more or less the condition I got it in.

It was an open auction on eBay and no one else bid.

Ahh I love encouraging your acquisition disorders.

What a find! It's beautiful.

That is a HANDSOME razor right there! :tu

What HE said! ^ !! Always looking for a Gilchrist! Nice work! :D

sooooo, Zak. Is this gonna be a keeper? :roflmao

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

What HE said! ^ !! Always looking for a Gilchrist! Nice work! :D

sooooo, Zak. Is this gonna be a keeper? :roflmao

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If I got rid of it, my other two Gilchrist razors would cut my throat in the night. :chapeau

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Wow such a beauty!

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Originally Posted by Voidmonster

http://theshiveringbeggar.com/wp-con...5b880b2e0a.jpg

I don't really think I could be happier with this one.

The first thing I noticed was that it's a William Gilchrist stamped brass-frameback razor with Joseph Elliot's corporate mark. I've seen a lot of Gilchrist razors, but none with Elliot's mark on them.

For a while, I thought that William & Samuel Butcher bought the cross & arrow mark from Gilchrist (as well as the bow mark), but now I'm not sure. Elliot most definitely didn't buy the mark from him!

http://theshiveringbeggar.com/wp-con...6e08118ea8.jpg

What I couldn't really see until I had it in hand was that it'd only ever seen very minimal honing. There were sparse, light scratches on the lowest part of the spine and nothing else. No flattening at all.

The bevel, with one layer of tape (must protect that brass frame!), is about 0.25mm wide. I don't think it'd been honed since the 1850's. A few passes on my Shapton 1k, a little Frictionite 00, a CrOX stropping, and it shaved beautifully.

http://theshiveringbeggar.com/wp-con...dc7a1a31b3.jpg

I've done relatively minor cleaning & polishing on this, but nothing major at all. You're seeing it in more or less the condition I got it in.

It was an open auction on eBay and no one else bid.

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Wow, You couldn't have gotten any luckier!!!!!!!!

I HATE YOU! :rofl2:

P.S Don't forget to bring it on Sunday!

RAD is a beautiful thing!

Splendid! very unusual, the condition looks very good, definately hasnt seen to many hones for sure the brass frameback looks original, great catch!

Awesome! There should be a Gilchrist club to show them all off.

I just had the opportunity to hold this razor and look at it up close and personal. What an incredible razor! Looks like it was vacuum sealed 150 years ago...absolutely MINT!

Great score Zak!

That's one beautiful, unique brass frame back. I noticed it the other day when you first showed it. I clicked on the like button. I can't believed people are just now noticing it! It is a very rare one indeed! My Macbook went out on me after I first saw it, waited a few days for it to be fixed & got it back before others saw it.And I thought my Wade & Butcher brass frame back was a rare one..............................Congrats my friend.:tu

I have this Joseph Elliot Patent solid brass frameback razor. To compare to yours, the scales are quite alike but the steel blade and brass frameback differ in a few notable ways. Yours has a straight, slightly slanted point while mine has a funny, almost plow-shaped point, maybe you would call it a Spanish point. Yours has a nice, shallow thumbnotch on the underside of the tang. Mine has a pretty short, stubby tail while yours is a bit more refined. Yours has much nicer die stamps while mine looks a bit more rough, not as finely done. Overall, I would think mine is an earlier production but then why does yours have the Joseph Elliot trademark? Puzzling...

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Wow beautiful contrast. Very nice