Clauss in ivory I got for free....

Went to a local antique store yesterday and asked if the proprietor had any straight razors. He summarily produced a box of mostly user grade straights in mediocre condition...and then I saw it, a Clauss in great shape scaled in ivory <drool>

Unfortunately, I won't have any more money until the first of the month...so I had to walk away. Then, last night I came up with an idea. I gathered up a few fountain pens I don't use anymore and took them down to the store today in the hopes that we could work out a trade. One Sheaffer Balance and Conklin Crescent Filler later, I came home with this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...6TA/clauss.jpg

Nice picture, you blade tease. Where's the rest of it?

Don't have my DSLR at the moment, so I'm stuck taking cell phone pics...yuck.

Was that first photo with a cell phone?
If so, I've gotta get one!
My older digital camera cannot take that good of a picture.

You guys on here tend to be quite lucky. My experience in local antique stores have been quite sad. Good on you and quality way to live. I know all too many people who cannot give up something they don't use.

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Was that first photo with a cell phone?
If so, I've gotta get one!
My older digital camera cannot take that good of a picture.

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My phone "Sony Ericson" is WAY better as a camera than my SONY CAMERA!! ARRGGHH!!!

Very Nice......Wanna sell it?

nice condition, ivory scales most have some cracks. What about yours?
regards
Tom

Well done fantastic score!

C.A.D. is firing up.........must........have..........Clauss

Excellent find. I very rarely come across razors in antique shops and when I do it, their condition depresses me as I start to think 'if only the previous owner had put the tiniest drop of oil on his finger and spread it across the blade...it would have aged so well.'

Instead all I find are frowns worthy of the rust bucket.

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Originally Posted by eTom

nice condition, ivory scales most have some cracks. What about yours?
regards
Tom

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No cracks, original polish is present but it popped a bit more when I massaged it a bit. Don't know if it's common for ivory to warp, but this one has no warps...it's about as absolutely perfect as possible. The only scratch or imperfection is the one on the pic. This stuff is absolutely amazing...it has information that you can pick up, but no discernable exterior texture....unlike bone that has lots of texture. It's a very warm material and seems to hold ambient temperatures better than other materials.

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Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Very Nice......Wanna sell it?

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Got any winning lotto tickets? I could use a few million $ :)

Lovely ivory scales, for sure. Antiqe store browsing is a favorite hobby of mine too. The only smoother scale material to the touch is genuine tortoise shell, which is extremely rare. In the little portion of the blade heel showing in the pic, does the edge have some corrosion or was it an effect of the lighting? Hope you can post some pics of the blade. Every Clauss I have honed turned out to be a good shaver-they were made from great steel. Nice find! My favorite antique store (in which I have gotten an Escher, a NOS Henckels razor, two other nice barber hones and a strop this past year) is closed for repairs until August, and I am suffering withdrawal pains because I can't browse in it on at least a weekly basis!)

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Originally Posted by Croaker

In the little portion of the blade heel showing in the pic, does the edge have some corrosion or was it an effect of the lighting? Hope you can post some pics of the blade.

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Not corrosion, they're water stains that turned to patina. It all pretty much came off with a healthy dose of Simichrome.:)

Lucky guy! That razor is a real keeper. I have never seen a Clauss with ivory scales before. Yours has great character and fine steel.