Went to Spain and all I got was this lousy razor

Just came home from a week long trip to Spain, mainly visiting Madrid and Barcelona. Near the end of my journey I happened across an outdoor Antique Swap meet of sorts in a square just outside the historic Cathedral. I was salivating at all the interesting curiosities on the tables, mainly old pocket watches, jewlery, pipes, large format cameras and the like. When out of the corner of my eye I spotted 4 razors under a display case. I investigated further, looking at the first two they were worn down beyond belief having maybe 3/8 left on the blade. Disheartened I continued my inspection, next being a Solingen blade not in bad condition but unfamiliar with brand of maker and then the last one I opened up made me smile. A nice Filarmonica No. 14 in OK condition, couple of small pits and some tarnish but nothing constituting a deal breaker. After close inspection making sure no hidden cracks or other problems, I struck the deal. Finally a Spanish razor in my collection. I will post another picture later after I buff and hone it up.
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Awesoem souvenir from what sounds like a nice vacation. Bonus is you will actually use it and thus remember the trip more as opposed to some trinket that gets put on a shelf and forgotten :)

Too many deployments to Rota, Spain to count. Fantastic country. Great food and bodegas. The best sherry in the world IMHO. Always looked forward to tapa hopping in Cadiz if I got a Saturday off.

Much better momento then one of those decorative plates....

A #14 Filly in the wild.... Doesn't get much better! Enjoy.

Congratulations on the 14 find. That has to be the icing on the cake for a trip to Barcelona.

It's has been since the late 70's since I was in Barcelona. Stayed at La Pensione Hotel California. Afternoons sitting on the Ramblas watching everyone walking by, while I enjoyed a cigar.
The one thing that could break the mood was daily harassment by uniformed and armed Spanish troops who wanted to check your passport and yes that was the one you checked yesterday. Sadly Franco was still alive at that time. I could easily spend the rest of my days in Barcelona.

Nice find and a great story owning it. I enjoy my fili's but mine are eBay buys. Sevilla is beautiful but unfortunately I was there before I ever SRS'd.

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Originally Posted by lz6

Congratulations on the 14 find. That has to be the icing on the cake for a trip to Barcelona.

It's has been since the late 70's since I was in Barcelona. Stayed at La Pensione Hotel California. Afternoons sitting on the Ramblas watching everyone walking by, while I enjoyed a cigar.
The one thing that could break the mood was daily harassment by uniformed and armed Spanish troops who wanted to check your passport and yes that was the one you checked yesterday. Sadly Franco was still alive at that time. I could easily spend the rest of my days in Barcelona.

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An easy going attractive city to be sure. I spent many an hour in the lovely weather sitting at the cafe's with a beer and a Havana cigar hanging out of my mouth. I felt like Hemingway for a week.

What a great story and an extremely cool way to find a beautiful razor... a Fili 14 to boot!! Now that's what I call making memories.
Congratulations and enjoy!

Pete <:-}