Did you guys see the magnum bonum??? It looks like it was locked in a time capsule for 200 years.
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Did you guys see the magnum bonum??? It looks like it was locked in a time capsule for 200 years.
And a quick pic of it's brother that is on the way.
Feel very privileged and somewhat awestruck as I usually do when I see pieces of history like this, and will treat this razor, like all of my vintage pieces, with the utmost care and respect.
Having said that, I will ensure that it is given a quick check-up and given to a professional to put a nice edge on this epic piece of history.
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Waaaah... gorgeouuuuuuuuus !!!!
I call those a 'half-rattler', Phrank. Nice!
At a bit of disadvantage as all my razors are currently in storage. Had to find some pics!
A 'Rattler' grind was done lengthwise on the lower, thinner part of the blade. They were actually named 'concave' by many makers. Such as this one.
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Or these;
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In older versions, as the heavy, top portion is half of the razor, ground lengthwise in the same manner, I call this a 'half-rattler', just me. A stiff and weighty razor!
I consider the Mappin Lancet to be such a grind.
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Also, a pic of another (on the bottom) from John Heiffor. Half wedge, half rattler! Also a Wade and Butcher example;
That is an amazing looking razor you have there!
Luckily, I was able to get the razors I wanted the absolute most from those auctions before the ebay seller.
This is my favorite (and my precious).
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Many of the razors that eBay seller listed as 'unused' were very far from it -- they all came from the Ragg family's collection, and a lot of them had been reconditioned in the factory. Meaning they were cleaned up using the same tools that had made them. The grind marks are fairly obvious if you know what to look for. But many of them genuinely were unused.
Wow, gorgeous !!