Thread: Lured by The Eye - latest 7-day set..

Hi Gents

Just wanted to show off my latest purchase: a seriously unused 7-day set of sheffield razors by Taylors Eye Witness - what can I say, I was so excited when the woman at the antique store pulled this from her desk drawer, "Straight razors...you mean something like this??" she said, handing me this dusty red leather box.. oh my, I just knew what was inside, but had no idea just how untouched this set was. All the razors were even keen enough to shave with, after who knows how many years.

Paid a premium price for it though, as she was not interested in bringing it down, especially after seeing a grown man get all giddy about it.. (don't you just hate how some sales people seem to thrive on dampening your good fortune, even when it's something they don't even care for..) But nonetheless it's mine now

I just love the Eye logo for Taylors' razors, something really 'old world' about it that gets me all excited. You can even see two labels stuck on from the cutlers who sold the set at around the early 1900's I'd say, with their street address in Cape Town. I looked up the address and it seems there's a mall of some kind there now, sad, but isn't the history of things so interesting..

Hope you guys like: