What a day! Barber shop Score!!!!

**daverojo77** · 03-17-2015, 11:53 PM

So it's about mid day today and I'm in Jersey City meeting a customer. When I park I notice an old school barber shop. I look inside and they had a little cabinet with shaving paraphernalia. Since I got there early and had time I walked in. An old guy greeted me and I inquired about some straight razors he had inside the cabinet. He took them all out to show me. Below are what I bought from him and aside from that he had a wade & butcher celebrated (in bad shape) a henkels with a frown and some others. He said he's been in that shop for 47 years!!!

I got both razors for 40 bucks!!!
I also got this 2 sided hone (God knows what this is) for 15 bucks

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Philharmonic #12 Doble temple... I have always wanted one of these... Looks to be in pristine condition (no rust) but doesn't look that old.

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Erik Anton Berg - Sweden - never seen one of these I thought it looked so cool. Plus I don't have anything Swedish in my collection. some pitting but nothing crazy, still shiny!

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Really cool looking hone. It's double sided this side is the finisher and the other seems rough. Looks natural but who knows? I lapped it but needs a bit more laps to remove some scratches. I plan on putting this to use! would appreciate some comments or tips on this one. would love to know what kind of hone this is and if it's any good?

Great day!

**feltspanky** · 03-18-2015, 12:01 AM

Highway Robbery: The Justice Department will have a (dragnet, all points bulletin, FBI Ten Most Wanted List, Looking For You". Congratulations on a magnificent score.

**daverojo77** · 03-18-2015, 12:04 AM

He said they have been sitting there for ages and he was happy to just get rid of them!

**Trimmy72** · 03-18-2015, 02:43 AM

awesome scores, you made out like bandit! Looks like a Coti to me

**lz6** · 03-18-2015, 12:09 AM

Great day indeed! You found yourself two great straight razors. Your razor from Sweden is going to be superb shaver and you will probably want to send it out for honing and cleanup to one of our experts. I believe your hone is a Belgian Couticule and just appears to need lapping. It is hard to tell from the picture if it is a natural or has been bonded together. You can search in our library and under our section on "hones" to start.

**mdwright** · 03-18-2015, 12:12 AM

Holy crap! Quick, buy a lottery ticket before your good fortune runs out.

**Razorrookie01** · 03-18-2015, 12:41 AM

That is a cool find

**cosperryan** · 03-18-2015, 01:09 AM

Sure does look like a coti to me. Better pics from different angles will help us determine. You got lucky thats for sure.

**daverojo77** · 03-18-2015, 01:25 AM

Here are a couple more pics of the hone
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**stove** · 03-18-2015, 01:39 AM

Crazy luck, great score.

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