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04-23-2018, 10:14 PM #1
Nice find! The original scales appear to be about 1800 +-!0 years.
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04-23-2018, 10:31 PM #2Know thyself
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I have seen them before, but don't have any photos for reference nor knowledge of when/why W&B used the anchor.
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04-24-2018, 12:20 AM #3Razor Vulture
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There was a thread about the anchor....I think Birmingham was dismissed.
Seems the consensus was sailors liked it?
Here is one. No idea about Muntz & Co, S.B. OR the anchor!
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04-24-2018, 01:01 AM #4Razor Vulture
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Was the anchor discussion not stimulated by one of your razors, Phrank?
Seems Neil Miller was in on it.Phrank likes this.
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04-24-2018, 01:21 AM #5barba crescit caput nescit
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Yes Tom, you are correct, the W&B Anchor, seen quite a few, they are not as rare as the GB Iron/Maltese Cross, but they're out there.
Here's mine....very old bird, should never have killed those original scales, but they were bug bitten to heck...think date was around 1810.
Before pic:
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04-24-2018, 02:33 AM #6Senior Member
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thats it! mine looks very similar though the stamp is more faded. the pivot pins look original but the wedge pin is a definite replacement. the scales are pretty shot too.
thanks guys. i think this might just be my earliest razor.
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04-24-2018, 02:52 AM #7barba crescit caput nescit
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Funny, another reason I love this forum.
Originally Posted by sloanwinters
Tom sent me a PM about this thread...posted, then said to myself, "This thread just decided what razor I'm using tonight!"
Awesome shave with this W&B Anchor, figure mine's a good 9/8, might be an iota wider, but man what a shave, nothing beats Sheffield steel for me, paired with DR Harris, "Windsor", one of my favourite soaps....sweet! :-)
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