Revenge of the RAD

[Strikur]

Ok finally found time to hit a couple new antique shops within a 45 min drive of me and OH BOY! Now I submit for your viewing pleasure my acquisitions of the day(wish my photography skills were better)!
Pic #1 is an Ashton Jackson & Co. beneath the name it says "Unique & Inimitable" with "American Razor" beneath that. Pretty sure this one is going out for a professional resto to do it justice.My first full wedge, notice the heel is quite a bit smaller than the toe, is this hone wear or were these oldies made that way? Couldn't find anything on it in the wiki.
Pic #2 is a Gunkel B.S. Co. St. Louis Mo. Made in Germany, the backside of the tang says Cyclone.This razor appears to have never been honed.
Pic #3 is a M.Jung New York Made in Germany, the backside says 80 Reg Us Pat Off., and also appears to have never seen a strop or hone.
Pic #4(I saved the best for last imho) is a Carl Monkhouse Blackie. Unfortunately the scales are warped and shot, the blade pinged out of it when I picked it up the first time, there is a very small nic on the edge and very light hone wear. I peed a little when I picked it up and saw what it was. The black wash is still on the tang and shank, and the red diamond is still bright red. Please enjoy.

[JimmyHAD]

Nice haul

[holli4pirating]

Yes, a lot of old Sheffield razors are wider at the toe (or just before the toe) than the heal. Also common on Swedish framebacks. No idea why in either case, though...

[Otto]

Wow, nice catch.

[Joed]

Nice score! I have several razors that are smaller at the toe and do not show any excessive hone wear. I also believe they were made that way. The Gunkel B.S. and Yung are great finds and rare to find in that condition. You'll like the shaves off your Blackie, I have several and enjoy them all. I've also see where the scales shrink so that is not uncommon. You may be able to un-warp the scales with a hair drier and some wedges to hold them in place while you cool them slowly. If the scale wedge gets in the way while closing the razor just carefully run a hacksaw blade between the scales on the edge of the wedge till there is some clearance. Enjoy your finds!

Aren't antique shop finds just GREAT!?

[ScottGoodman]

Nice acquisitions!!! Now you need to put them back into service!!!

[Strikur]

I intentionally left out what I paid for these razors, to avoid making anyone sick.Let's just say they were stupid cheap. The scales on the Blackie have a crack all the way across the tang pin section and some old initials scratched into them so I'm not going to bother trying to save them. There were a lot of old unmarked hones in this shop too, but as my knowledge with them is nil and void I left them even though I was greatly tempted. I did buy one that had finisher written on the price tag. It's an 1 1/4 wide by 5 3/4 long and dark gray almost black, with a very very slick shiney surface. I wish there were more pictures of hones in the database but even so it would be hard to distinguish an old coated hone.There's a Weltmeister Solingen razor there still that I didn't have the funds for, but had a beautiful ornate worked spine, and had to be at least a 7/8. I passed up on a W&B bow that looked like it had been cleaned up, there was a lot of deep pitting on the blade still.

[ScottGoodman]

There's a Weltmeister Solingen razor there still that I didn't have the funds for, but had a beautiful ornate worked spine, and had to be at least a 7/8.

Such a tease!!!!!

[Croaker]

Congratulations on your new acquisitions! I tried to look up Ashton Jackson, but came up empty. It looks like it may have been made pre 1840, and I am guessing in Sheffield. Maybe someone (Manah, got your ears on?) has more information. The M. Jung will prove to be a good shaver-there are a couple in my herd that perform well.