11/16 Deluxe: A Good Cleaning Goes Along Way

After posting about not know if I should keep some razors or get rid of them I acquired this one in the mail. :cry: I was looking through eBay when I noticed this one that nobody was really bidding on. The pictures made it look pretty bad, but I have gotten some that look worse that arrived looking alot better so I thought I would take the chance and for less the $10 shipped it wouldn't be to big of a lose if it was as bad as it looked. I think if the seller would have taken the time to clean up the razor they might have gotten more bids, but who can say. I don't mean cleaning with steel wool or sandpaper as some seem to do. The first pics are from the listing and the second are after I cleaned up the razor. I haven't even polished it yet, just rubbed the dirt and the other stuff off with a rag. Some of the goldwash on the tang is rubbed off, but that doesn't bother me all to much. It came with a Cordovan Shell Horsehide Case. I think I really need to block eBay and stop going to antique stores or I will never stop buying razors. I really need to finish the ones I have sitting around. The smudge looking thing in one of the pictures is a reflection.

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Gorgeous way to go man

I was mainly posting this to show what a basic cleaning would do cause I have seen alot of razors that people were asking alot of money for that just kept getting relisted that looked alot worse than this one. Cleaning might bring more bids. I just don't like it when they use coarse steel wool or sandpaper to clean them. Its like scrubbing on a vintage gun with some sandpaper to try and get that "blue" stain off that people always seem to do.

I know what you mean it's not hard to clean a razor just takes time

Nice snag, you lucky dog. It doesn't look like it has much, if any, hone wear on it. Hope she's a good shaver for you!