Thread: Asprey and Erik Anton Berg Ebay Razors Arrived

I picked up a couple razors to practice restoration and honing on. I've done some searching and found little on the Asprey and a little bit more on the EAB. The Asprey appears to have ivory scales as I see striations in the scales that I wouldn't expect to see on plastic. I'm no expert though so I've got to investigate some more. I can't find any nicks or cracks in the blades and rust/discoloration seems minimal. I think these will make some good projects.

The Asprey says "166 Bond Street". I've found some that say "166 New Bond Street". I wonder if that could help with the dating. The company goes back to 1781. They also changed names to "Asprey & Son" in 1872. I really want to nail down some sort of timeframe for this razor.

If you have any information you can share on these, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Maybe bone scales :<0) Your right about seaching out that name but there are those who have books and library cards that will chime in.

I'm having doubts about your scales being ivory. It is more commonly seen that ivory scales are pined without washers, they also look to be a little bit thick for ivory. The pictures are not good for judging them by. They do look like dandy razors to practice honing with. They are fairly clean so the restoration part won't be very in depth, which is also a good thing. Go slow, there is no point jumping in over your head. I have not sharpened many swedish razors, but I understand from reading here that they are a little bit harder steel and as such will take a little more effort to hone, however they are also suppose to reward you when you have made the mark. There is a sticky in the workshop
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html
that should provide you with all the answers on cleaning and polishing, as well as a lot more.

Originally Posted by KevinV

I picked up a couple razors to practice restoration and honing on. I've done some searching and found little on the Asprey and a little bit more on the EAB. The Asprey appears to have ivory scales as I see striations in the scales that I wouldn't expect to see on plastic. I'm no expert though so I've got to investigate some more. I can't find any nicks or cracks in the blades and rust/discoloration seems minimal. I think these will make some good projects.

The Asprey says "166 Bond Street". I've found some that say "166 New Bond Street". I wonder if that could help with the dating. The company goes back to 1781. They also changed names to "Asprey & Son" in 1872. I really want to nail down some sort of timeframe for this razor.

If you have any information you can share on these, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Kinda look like bone scales to me...................nice score though!