Thread: I lucked into some oldies

After striking out at an auction and yard sales on Saturday and flea markets on Sunday I saw an auction listed on the internet for today that was about 45 miles from my house. There was a photo of two razors and some coffins with the listing and I thought I would take a chance on what might be in those two old looking coffins.



When I got there I was happy to find several nice old razors tucked inside. In the single coffin was was a W. Greaves and Sons with some sexy curves and a nice thumb notch from between 1816-26. In the triple coffin was an older brother to the first, just marked W. Greaves and below that Acier Fond (not fondu) which dates between 1780 and 1816. The other razor is a Joseph Elliot probably made before the Civil War. It has seven silver inlays but, unfortunately, the scale on that side is broken at the pivot pin. Also, the blade is a lot better than it looks. Bad lighting. Nobody bid against me and I ended up paying seven bucks for all three. I also picked up the other two straight razors, but passed on the Durham Duplex. That one sold for a dollar. Happy hunting.

Regards - Walt