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10-23-2015, 04:11 PM #1
Scored a Nice Little Felt Pad
I got this Felt Pad for very little & it is in great shape! It has a small mark, I don't know if it is rust minor spit or what but I put a little crox on a Q-tip & got most of it off. I thought it was all gone but when I walked back into my living room with it under low light, it is still barely there. At first I used the red .50 crox, then the green .1 crox & I got most of it out. Maybe I need to do it more. Another American great straight out of St. Louis, MO.
It doesn't appear to have even touched a hone & I even looked at it through my loupe. On the opposite side of the tang, it has the patent date, Pat. April 25, '05.Last edited by engine46; 10-23-2015 at 05:55 PM.
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10-23-2015, 04:15 PM #2Senior Member
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Nice pick up! Interesting name for a razor, I have never seen one of those before.
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10-23-2015, 04:37 PM #3Razor Vulture
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Nice, Steve! Some links to the patent and info here starting with post #91
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ow-conn-3.html
I sent mine back to a friend in Missouri!"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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10-23-2015, 05:00 PM #4Senior Member
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There are some old advertisements online. The St. Louis address in the advertisements was the mailing address for several companies. Today the building is a Hilton.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ed...0works&f=false
My plan is to hone my Felt Pad Razor this winter after I get some tutoring with the hones.Last edited by Leatherstockiings; 10-23-2015 at 05:07 PM.
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10-23-2015, 05:10 PM #5
I actually have a heavy wedge straight from American Knife Co, Plymouth Hollow (1849-1875). I need to find it. I don't know if I ever showed it but it's awesome & one of the early versions! I need to restore it some but not completely. I still want it to look vintage, just some rust spots on it need to be gone!
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10-23-2015, 08:06 PM #6~ Life is but a Dream ~
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I have never seen one either.
Originally Posted by Ernie1980
Very nice looking razor indeed!
I'm curious why it was labeled "Antiseptic"
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10-23-2015, 08:26 PM #7Senior Member
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There are felt pads lining the scales. The pads were saturated with "antiseptic Vaseline oil". The manufacturer believed that after shaving water and soap couldn't be removed from the edge entirely and the oiled pads would prevent rusting as well as sterilizing, I suppose. Originally Posted by petercp4e
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10-23-2015, 08:27 PM #8Fatty Boom Boom
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Steve,
It appears to have two pins in the scales...between the pivot and the wedge...almost as strange as the name.engine46 likes this."Call me Ishmael"
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10-23-2015, 09:15 PM #9Razor Vulture
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Bill, those are little pins to hold the felt to the inside of the scales!
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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10-23-2015, 09:18 PM #10
Yep, when I got it, I looked at it & figured that was the reason for the extra pin. Sweet razor! Originally Posted by sharptonn
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