Thread: Antique Store Finds

I’ve been wanting to try restoring & honing since day one of using a Str8. I was in Mason City, Iowa last week on vacation and I stopped at a couple of antique shops to see what I could find. I Thought I’d share my finds and see what everyone thinks.

Razors
EMDE Bros, Germany, 6/8 spike point with etching on blade, w/box.
STERLING, 7/8 round point w/box.
Crane Brand 711 Robert Klass, Germany, 4/8 spike point.
WEDGE, 5/8 wedge spike point.
ERIRANTONEERS ESKKSTUUNR (its hard to read from corrosion), Sweden, 5/8 spike point.

Hones
Franz Swaty, Marburg, Austria.
CELTES, Marburg, Austria.
Small unmarked, looks like the Swaty

Hardwood Box

All of the razors need some honing, some need a little more than others. The hones are pretty glassy and probably need lapped. They also have a few minor nicks but i think they're in fair shape. Not pictured, i also picked up an old spice Shulton Grand Turk mug)...looks brand new. All said, i got 5 razors, 3 hones, 2 boxes, and the mug. I spent less than $30 for everything. How’d I do?

I'd say you did quite well. Looks like all the razors should be shavable, and on Ebay just the Swaty might run you $30. I have one, and it's a great finishing stone.

I would say that you have gotten 2-3x what you have paid for, nice grab!

shoot I think he did even better than that!

Originally Posted by loueedacat

shoot I think he did even better than that!

SSHHHHH! He'll get a big head!

Very nice haul indeed.

That swedish razor must be by ERIK ANTON BERG, ESKILSTUNA
The steel in that one should be quite good...

I'm rapidly turning to a total shade of green! Great haul!!!

Wow, you may as well have stolen them!
Someone (the shop) obviously doesn't know the market.

Wow, from all of the comments it looks like i got a great deal! I saw a few other blades but they were excessively priced. The only one i really wanted was a Red Imp #132. It was decent but they wanted $60 which i thought was to much for its condition.

Originally Posted by shuredgefan

Three of those razors look to have zero or almost zero hone wear, which in my world view equals ... NEW RAZORS!

Hopefully i'll be able to get all of these blades cleaned up and shave ready. I really like the Sterling and its in great shape. I also like the Swedish blade, but it looks like it'll take some time.

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

Can you open the box and show us inside please?

Originally Posted by heelerau

I to would like a look in the box, when I go antique hunting I might then have an idea as to what to look for.

In the attachment are some better pictures of the razors and some of the box. I have already taken the box apart and started sanding it. I have to finish removing some glue residue and final sand it. Not sure how i'm going to finish it. I'm not sure what kind of wood it is either. Any advice??? Also, can anyone tell me a better way to lap a swaty? I've been using a glass plate with 400grit 3M Imperial paper. I may be finished in about another decade.

Thanks for all of the comments so far.

chris