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    Here are the results of a call from one of my “Pickers” she had just got back from an East Coast picking trip. She called and said, she had some razors and was putting them in her case later that day, she buys and sells miniatures and got them in an Estate Sale lot.

    I met her at the store as she was tagging them, and I picked up a NOS (no hone ware) Landers, Ferry and Clark razor in a nice faux tortoise (1895 -1950) in a like new box. It has a pristine blued tang, and gold badging on the blade, just a small rust mark near the tip and on the edge of the tip.

    The wedge is just starting to kick off, so will probably rescale streaked horn, or possibly a nice new faux tortoise. I don’t trust the scales, too bad, it is one of the nicest vintage faux tortoise I have seen. It will come apart today.

    She also picked up a nice Wade Butcher Bow razor with very little hone wear, both from the same estate sale, and a nice Scrimshaw resin reproduction.

    It has good detail for a resin re-pop. I think these were done for the Bombay Company back in the 90’s. Looks great on the bookcase with some razors and knives. I have a very nice pencil cup nicely done up in Civil War motif, by them.

    $50 for the 2 razors and scrimshaw. Paid up a bit for the razors, (her tagged price), but she gave me the scrimshaw for $10, no haggling – so, she will call again.

    Love them first pick calls.

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    Always good to talk to the venders, get to know each other on a first name basis. I even have spies, that will purchase razors for me. So that others don't get to them before me, being I don't have time to hunt like I used to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    Always good to talk to the venders, get to know each other on a first name basis. I even have spies, that will purchase razors for me. So that others don't get to them before me, being I don't have time to hunt like I used to.
    Any of those spies in Alabama?
    Called a shop near my parents and learned someone had bought all the straight razors they had recently put on display.
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    There's a little antique store that I stop in every once in awhile and there's usually no straights/she tells me she sells every one she gets in. Maybe I need to take some of my 4/8 razors in and see what she'd give me---
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    Quote Originally Posted by JP5 View Post
    Any of those spies in Alabama?
    Called a shop near my parents and learned someone had bought all the straight razors they had recently put on display.
    Could be.....!!
    Mike

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    I just saw this thread. I gotta tell you, that first page really fuels my straight razor envy, lol. Great finds!

    I rarely find anything nice out in the wild, but of course I keep looking.
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