My Recent Auction wins. (photo heavy)

OK, so the other day I bid on a couple of lots of razors in an auction, and yesterday received the razors in the post.

2 lots won, a total of 10 razors.

1st group of 5

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Blade is 13/16
Obviously part of a 7 day set, hence "Thursday" engraved on spine.

Am guessing that the scales are bone.

Wording on razor is

Scorpion Razor
Hyena Steel
German Hollow Ground
Made in Germany


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No makers name
Scales Bakalite
Blade = 13/16

"The Hamburg Ring" etched on blade
Soligen on tang




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No makers name
Scales Bakalite
Blade = 13/16

The Hamburg Ring Extra Hollow Ground on blade
Forged & Real Hollow Ground in Germany on tang


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Best Quality
Tuckmer
Silver Steel

13/16

Hamburg Ring etched on blade
Trade Mark
World Known
Ground in Germany on tang



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Joseph Fenton & Sons
11/16
on the side of the spine there is "The British Razor" engraved


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on tang
John Hodge
Union Street
Aberdeen
(am guessing retailer)

2nd batch

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5/8
Made in Sheffield England on tang



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Hollow Ground Razor etched on blade
Taylor Witness Sheffield on tang, along with some sort of eye logo

11/16



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John Turton Celebrated Razor Sheffield on tang

Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor
Set for Ready for Use on blade

3/4


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The Velvet Glider etched on blade

E.W.S. & Co on cladding on tang

13/16




Overall the razors are in relatively good condition, with just 1 or 2 having some minor nicks on the blade.

Look forward to your thoughts

Nice finds. Looks like you may be busy cleaning them up for a while, but they all lol to be in pretty good shape.

Some nice specimens here, will keep you busy for a while cleaning them up. Should have some great shavers in there.


Matt...

You will be amazed at how fast you can clean most of those up with 0000 steel wool and metal polish.

ta for all the comments guys.

What metal polish would you recommend (bearing in mind that I am in the UK)??

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Originally Posted by WMSheep

ta for all the comments guys.
What metal polish would you recommend (bearing in mind that I am in the UK)??

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OOH what a leading question!
I have been using polishes for 50+years.
Flitz
simicromepoly
fine grade bartenders frond
Mothers
Maas
3M polishes
Auto polishes
Headlight cleaner polishes
Toothpaste
Another household polishes:
https://sharprazorpalace.com/workshop/42470-question-using-metal-polish-scales.htmlcommon-nontoxic-household-products/"]clean-metal-with-common-nontoxic-household-products/[/URL]
sing-metal-polish-scales.
https://sharprazorpalace.com/beginners/125441-maas-mothers-mag-polish

Start cheap and as you get better, go for the more expensive stuff. I started with toothpaste a long time back and found it great for scales.
Have fun!
~Richard

Yep. What Richard said. About any metal polish, some steelwool and a lot of elbow grease will get you going, and like Richard said again, start with the less fancy razors and work to the fancy one last. It will give you a little learning along the way. You do have some nice one that will clesn up easy. If you have some capabilities, learn to unpin and repin. This will allow you to get the cleaning done 100% instead of getting then mostly clean. Its hard to get studd out of a pivot unless you do pinning. WD40 works well too.