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So i was out today hitting my usual spots for antique SR and found 2 that i bought.
When i brought them home and started to look at them i found in one of them a note!!
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Any one else find some thing neat in any of your purchases?
Very Nice score Jay. Ive never found anything else in with the razors. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool note. Nice razors also.
Very Nice,Yes I have found names of people.
Excellent razors! Yes, it appears to be quite common for people to either write their names on the inside of the lid area of the coffins, or in some cases to scratch their name or initials into the scales. I have quite a few like that. However, I have never had a note from anyone in the razor - a very thoughtful person and a very nice surprise :)
James.
Nice finds :)
It's cool to find these little "secrets"
I once found a note giving some guy a exeption of a curfew from 1911 IRC, unfortunaltly my three year old figured it was great fun to make a puzzle out of it, a puzzle with VERY small pieces.
Nope, but I've also never looked inside the box. Checking now....:P
The part of history that is intriguing is that part very few hear about, the part where normal people live out their lives. Your find is a taste of this, having names that give a record of your artifact.
A very nice find indeed. Congratulations.
That is very cool. I hope you add your own note to go with it for your grandson.
This is neat :)
I once bought a box with shaving stuff which belonged to a barber.
His name and address are on the box and on the scales.
Things like that give you a tangible link to the past.
A note like you found is very interesting indeed.
That is awesome, I love doing that when I restore a car finding little notes, original titles and cool stuff like that. AWESOME find.
Thats very cool. A little piece of the history and it definately helps date it.
I was replacing the radio in my 1966 Corvair...when I pulled the radio out, several quarters dropped out from 1962-1964, and an invoice from the Chevy dealer for a "oil change and filter inspection." Good times.Quote:
Originally Posted by greasygreaser
Haven't found anything in stuff from antique shops but I live in a 100+ year-old house and everytime I do a repair I find something. I found some old coins, old bullets behind some closet paneling and a 1972 eight cent Pharmacy stamp. My house was originally a doctor's office...maybe some old bones around here somewhere:eek:
Razorception
That is very cool. Now I will start checking the boxes as well when I'm at the antique store/flea market/thrift shops.
One of the razors I am restoring had initials carved into both scales; I sanded them off. I debated but ultimately decided the initials did not add anything to the razor for me.
You are very lucky. I collect a lot of different types of antiques. Finding a link to the original owner is so rare. To me it surpasses the item itself.
