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Here's a nice W.R. Case & Sons I acquired a little over a year ago or so. It is one of my nicer ones.
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I think it looks nice with those bolsters on it.
I've tried flipping the top of the coffin over but it still doesn't match. :thinking:
Some of my best shavers are Case's, they definitely used to know what they were doing.
It seems to me you have a few nice Case razors Steve. I think it might be you favourite brand.
That they did. I have a book called "The Knife Makers Who Went West" written by Harvey Platts, the great grandson of W.R. Case & Charles Platts. It covers from the time Charles Platts was born in Sheffield, England in 1838 & later comes to the US, then a Platts marries a Case & more but also mentioned is J.B.F. Champlin, Cattaraugus Cutlery, Crandall Cutlery, Western States Cutlery & so on. It's a very fascinating book.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinnermint
I have a few Shaun. I like having ones from the family all around Little Valley & other towns in Cattaraugus County. I have some Crandall, Case, J.B.F. Champlin & a couple others made in Ellicottville. It's very interesting how all those families were closely knitted in one way or another. I won a Crandall Cutlery razor once because I saw one listed as a Randall & I knew exactly what it was.
What a cool book
Thanks Shaun. It's a hardback with a paper cover around it.
Wow, I don't think I paid that much for it or I would have remembered but they want $114 on Amazon used & $142 new. it's definitely a nice book.
Here's a J.B.F. Champlin I acquired about a year ago, maybe a little more:
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Very little or no hone wear.
