Thread: The White Elephant - Joseph Elliot For Barbers Use Straight Razor

That's a great looking blade. Would love to own it myself!

Nice catch, I was watching that one and at 12 minutes to go, decided to let you or whoever came out on top have it.

It is a great looking old razor.

When you gonna get primed and use of those 300 sump'n pieces of BIG iron to shave with or stir paint with?

Saving your money to move to AUSTIN?

My kinfolk founded that dump. NONE of us live anywhere close now.

Originally Posted by regularjoe

Umm, my dear cheetah fellow, I believe you are mistaken. Here's a William Revitt with the same sloping heel to tang design. Mine's not nearly as big, and not nearly as obvious, but this is an original blade design. Unless both of us got a razor from the same dastardly razor regrinder. Which, although not entirely out there, isn't likely IMO. I believe your blade is shaped just as it was intended to be, and just as it was originally sold. I believe it's a result of the way these particulars faux framebacks were ground.

UMMM dear regular fellow. posted bellow is a detailed graph of what I believe is the "altered" area on my razors. In this post if you read #18 you will see holli4pirating response to what I was referring to. I hope this graph helps. it took me several minute to make and I increased the size of the pink arrows several times just incase you don't click on the links provided.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Post the weight of that razor once you get it cause I am interested. Looks like it would weigh quite abit. The thickness of that tang is massive looking. It should defiantly clean up.

I don't have a scale that could weigh it. Maybe a post office scale?

Originally Posted by TrilliumLT

I have 2 W&Bs with that same profile. Awesome shavers. Very nice.

Can you post what they look like por favor?

Originally Posted by Tylerbrycen

I'd like to know what you do cheeta because you have monster blades

I work as a graphic/fashion designer in New York City. I'm currently employed by one of the major sports leagues that is not on strike right now but had a serious issue with referees earlier this season.

Cheetah

Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix

bellow is a detailed graph of what I believe is the "altered" area on my razors.

Right, ginormous pink arrow no. 2 - definitely altered. Your latest purchase however, hence forth known as 'humongous pink arrow no. 1' is, IMO, as first conceived. Enjoy

So this blade finally showed up today. Thank you Hurricane Sandy you suck. I got the measuring stick out and it's a whopping 17/16. I'm happy with the blade overall. It's really heavy but I have no way of weighing it. The one thing is that it doesn't close center so when I send it out to for restoration I will have to ask to have it close properly.

Today is a good day. I turn over ebay to you wonderful people. I am on a hiatus now while I finish moving.

King Cheetah..lol

Originally Posted by EisenFaust

Right, ginormous pink arrow no. 2 - definitely altered. Your latest purchase however, hence forth known as 'humongous pink arrow no. 1' is, IMO, as first conceived. Enjoy

Agreed. Definitely looks "as first conceived."