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05-21-2012, 06:08 PM #1Senior Member
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Banner Day at the Old Antique Mall!
Went to the antique mall today and came away with a pretty nice haul. Got a Wade & Butcher 15/16 extra hollow, a rather unique looking Boker in bone scales, a Rolls Razor in perfect condition, a Gillette Slim adjustable and a DE blade hone all for under $50. Haven't cleaned any thing up yet. Too eager to share.
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05-21-2012, 07:48 PM #2Razor Vulture
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Nice Work!!
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05-21-2012, 07:55 PM #3Senior Member
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[QUOTE= a rather unique looking Boker in bone scales, a Rolls Razor in perfect condition[/QUOTE]
Is it possible to post closer pictures of Boker. I have one razor, blank one and looks like yours Boker. I`m wondering if i could have blank Boker blade. BTW nice find and good price.
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Theseus (05-21-2012)
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05-21-2012, 08:00 PM #4Eagle-eyed
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Not bad, not bad at all, pretty darn good score actually
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05-21-2012, 08:04 PM #5Senior Member
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Originally Posted by proximus26
Like I said, haven't cleaned it up yet. has an etching that reads "EACH BLADE FULLY WARRENTED" and "FINEST ENGLISH CAST STEEL". On the tang, I can just barely make out the letters KER and the top of the tree.
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05-21-2012, 11:13 PM #6Senior Member
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Nice deal! I believe the DE is Gillette Super Adjustable, not Slim Adjustable.
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Theseus (05-22-2012)
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05-21-2012, 11:35 PM #7< Banned User >
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congrats on the great score!!! I love being the lucky one in an antique mall to find some great shaving stuff! Looking forward to seeing the razors cleaned up
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Theseus (05-22-2012)
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05-22-2012, 12:24 AM #8Senior Member
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Finished cleaning the straights up. The W&B wasn't too bad and is already honed and ready to go. The Boker cleaned up well but needs quite a bit of work. After cleaning it I discovered a small crack at the toe. It's in a good place and is pretty small, but it is just big enough that the geometry of the toe will be changed.
I also started to hone the Rolls blade. I have it done through 8k but it is slow going.
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05-22-2012, 01:12 AM #9Senior Member
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I find grabs like this all the time in antique shops !
Then I wake up and gotta get the kid to school.
only in my dreams ..............
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05-22-2012, 03:20 PM #10Senior Member
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Had a shave with the Rolls today. Last night I honed the blade through a full progression of King's and finished it on the translucent Arkie. I must say that I'm pretty damn impressed with it. Gave a nice smooth shave. It reminded me once that it wasn't a regular safety razor, but overall was good. Now to take a week off from shaving so that I can properly test the W&B.
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