Okay, fine. I got an 8/8 razor.
I've now bought ever single T. Ascher blade I've seen for sale. That means I have three of the four I know exist.
This might count as an obsession.
In any event, I continue to search for any information I can find, but thus far Neil Miller has turned up the most, best information. It's all over in this thread.
So there are exceptions to my philosophy of "let the folks that love them buy all the big razors".
Okay, fine. I got an 8/8 razor.
Yeah, I was going to try fixing the crack on a blade I got for the purpose. I don't see a reason to do anything to this one.
You're absolutely right about announcing my collecting habits. I just want everybody to know that I'm personally testing *all* the Ascher razors... And while at first I thought that one was great, more experimentation has proved disastrous. These razors are all dangerous. Long-term use causes dyspepsia, epistaxis, pandiculation, fingernail gout, Hanson's disease (in pet armadillos), nystagmus, elevated heart rate, and piles. If anyone gets one of these blighted razors, send it to me and I will dispose of it in a special crucible.
Seriously, at this point I just want to SEE more. Maybe my advocacy will get some out there.
Okay, fine. I got an 8/8 razor.
Love the etching.
That was probably about as special to someone back in the day as customs are today...which is pretty cool if you think about it.
Nice piece of history you have there!
Re: Okay, fine. I got an 8/8 razor.
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eod7
Big razor, you can hang with the cool kids now.
For serious, very nice. Love to see other sheffield makes.
Interestingly, Ascher was almost certainly not actually a Sheffield maker, just a merchant who got razors branded with his name.