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    Here are two items I got off the bay. One is an Old English Wosty. Out of all the Old English razors I have, I've never seen one like this before.
    The other is a Genco I picked up for very cheap. It is a very nice razor for an American made razor. It has a rather short edge to it, only 2.5".
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    Genco once had an edge Gaurd
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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Genco once had an edge Gaurd
    I thought something looked different about it!

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    Damn I love the old one. Awesome!

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    I saw this one go through. Most of the ones from that era I've seen were stamped simply "Wostenholm(e)", without the G. Not sure if this is George, maybe Zak can chime in.

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    Engine - Really like the stub tail! I have a Genco like that complete with the guard somewhere....The blade is trashed though. PM me...if you're interested in the guard? If I can locate it I'll send it your way will just need a send to
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    I can chime in but only with a pic :<0)

    you mean like this ?

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    That's the familiar Georgie Wostenholm. The Old English mark was John Barber's and a lot of folks copied it, which pins that verbiage 'Old English' to about 1820ish. George junior took over from his dad in the early 1820's (I'm going from memory, and my brain is a bit addled at the moment). 1822, I think. The ones that're just Wostenholm are probably Pappy W, but old marks like this can get really confusing. The blade shape is the pretty standard John Barber-style face machete that most of the early 'Old English' and knockoffs were.

    A great find, too!
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    Great acquisitions mate. Especially old Wostenholm has really different shape that I've never seen. Genco looks new and decent. I'd love to see them in SOTD pictures. Keep posting their progress.

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