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Putting up some pics of some cool razors I recently picked up for cheap. First up is a "chinese" marked Wade and Butcher, stamped manufactured for Gordon & Wellington, Boston. The collars are really cool - diamond brass plate that's set into the horn.
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Second is a Greaves and Sons I took a risk on because of really awful pictures. Turns out it's got some cool etching on the spine. Anyone have more examples of spine etching like this?
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Very cool razors. I havent seen spine work like that before.
Those are sweet
Both are superb! I love the decorations on the W&B's scales. I haven't had a chance to look around for any information on the Boston vendor, but I'd bet they're very findable.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
I've only seen etching like that on the spine of one other razor. Undream has (or had, his pictures are down now) it. The blade was etched with a fishing scene and the spine had very similar decorations except the middle area which looks kind of scalloped on yours on his had the name Wm. Allen. Also, it looks like that's got tortoise scales.
Looking at the scales, they've got very regular striping. It looks like the black / yellow / orange translucent striped horn. I'll look into it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
The second picture makes it look like the mottling has depth within the material, but it's extremely perilous trying to diagnose turtle from stills.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Hmm the color does go all the way into the bulk of the material. It's definitely not dyed horn, but I've worked with striped horn that looked a lot like this. It's not blotchy or mottled like a lot of tortoise is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Genuine tortoise items were regularly composites made from many shells, heated up and pressed together. I would bet it was possible to torsion the material while it was plastic in order to get striations instead of mottles.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
