Just won these at auction

I saw this auction listing a few weeks ago and decided that they were mine. Mine, mine, mine. So I started selling several DEs that I had laying around that never get used to hopefully raise enough to make it so. Well the auction was last night and I got a little scared because it went to all the way to my max bid but the gods of fate were on my side and these beauties are soon to be in my hands. It's not the original box but it sure looks good regardless.
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Very nice set!

Oooohhhh... NICE! :tu

Very nice set and I agree, this would be one to to all-in on...

They look to me much older (like 1830-1850 if I was guessing and the wise ones will chime in..) than the case.
But then I can't read the printing on the lining which may hold more info.

Fantastic set! Thank you for sharing..

Great Bidding ! You can always make another 2 pints of blood and have another first born :<0)

Very nice score on that set! Good thing I didn't see them or you might have had some bidding competition:)

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Very nice set and I agree, this would be one to to all-in on...

They look to me much older (like 1830-1850 if I was guessing and the wise ones will chime in..) than the case.
But then I can't read the printing on the lining which may hold more info.

Fantastic set! Thank you for sharing..

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The only thing I can make out on the lining is AUBRIL which I believe to be a French cutler. So while the box doesn't match the razors, I ain't even mad :)

I was able to find this excerpt from an antiques book on google books which has a John Barber razor with seemingly identical scales dated 1828. So your guess was a solid one indeed. I can't wait to get them to see if the masonic symbol is on the pile side.

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Beautiful razors!!

Nice set! They're going to be worth it.

Ohhhhh John Barber...... your going to like those!

Congratulations!! Funny thing, how when we set our mind to a possibility it can come true! Nice pair, there!
~Richard

Sweet set. Very nice indeed.
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Rare to see a pair of those. Nice! ;)

Very nice score. Hard to find 'em like that these days!

very nice! a pair of John barber in ivory

Finally found one of these. I've been looking for one for a while but every one I saw was either really beat up or really overpriced. Then a couple weeks ago, I saw this one in a local thrift store. Gave $5 for it and it works like a champ. I know, it's a pipe rack but I already have several pipe racks being used for pipes so I re-purposed the seven day pipe rack for straights
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Finally found one of these. I've been looking for one for a while but every one I saw was either really beat up or really overpriced. Then a couple weeks ago, I saw this one in a local thrift store. Gave $5 for it and it works like a champ. I know, it's a pipe rack but I already have several pipe racks being used for pipes so I re-purposed the seven day pipe rack for straights
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That rack looks awesome.

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Finally found one of these. I've been looking for one for a while but every one I saw was either really beat up or really overpriced. Then a couple weeks ago, I saw this one in a local thrift store. Gave $5 for it and it works like a champ. I know, it's a pipe rack but I already have several pipe racks being used for pipes so I re-purposed the seven day pipe rack for straights


That's really cool GI!

I found this "fouled anchor", I.Barber a year or so ago, nice big chopper, but the "steel" if that is what it is, is quite light, almost feels like it is composed of another metal entirely, I have a couple of razors, weird offshoots of otherwise known brands like John Barber, with this almost tin feeling like steel on them.

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