Thread: Fresh from the farm(literally)

Stopped at a barn sale today and walked away with three straights and a barbers hone. The barbers hone is a Boss Barber that should clean up well afer some lapping. It looks a lot worse in the pic than it actually is. The sraights, from top to bottom, are a 11/16 Geneva Cutlery, a 5/8 Mag-Nam(which I think is made by Union Cutlery) and a little 4/8 Engels extra hollow. I haven't cleaned any of the razors yet, but I don't forsee any major problems, though the Mag-Nam may need a little more work due to a spot of rust near the edge towards the heel.

Pretty good score, buddy!

Awesome man!!!!

How does the backside of the hone look?

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

How does the backside of the hone look?

About the same as the front side but without the price.

Very nice find. It looks like everything you scored will find a new life.

Started cleaning the razors and found something really cool on the back side of the tang on the Mag-Nam. Under the rust I found the remains of the back tang stamp. It says "Cooper & Totten Barbers Supply, Cambridge Ohio". What makes this interesting, to me at least, is that Cambridge is only about 20 miles east of where I live. Makes me wonder who owned it originally since it is still close to home.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Started cleaning the razors and found something really cool on the back side of the tang on the Mag-Nam. Under the rust I found the remains of the back tang stamp. It says "Cooper & Totten Barbers Supply, Cambridge Ohio". What makes this interesting, to me at least, is that Cambridge is only about 20 miles east of where I live. Makes me wonder who owned it originally since it is still close to home.

That is very cool. Must be on that farm a very long time. I'd go back and ask.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

That is very cool. Must be on that farm a very long time. I'd go back and ask.

I've got another day off work tomorrow. I may just have to run back out there and ask about it.

Sweet score Theseus! I found a razor at the antique store about a month ago that had Elyria Hardware Co. on the tang and M.I Germany on the opposite. My mom remembered where that place was. We grew up about 8 miles from there.