Thread: Can't believe I won this razor

One way of determining scale material is to heat up a pin/needle and touch it to an inconspicuous section of the scales; if it melts it's plastic/celluloid and if it doesn't it's ivory. However, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to tell once you have it in your hand as opposed to going to extreme lengths

Nice find, BTW.

Nice looking razor - congrats!

Originally Posted by Ryan82

One way of determining scale material is to heat up a pin/needle and touch it to an inconspicuous section of the scales; if it melts it's plastic/celluloid and if it doesn't it's ivory. However, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to tell once you have it in your hand as opposed to going to extreme lengths

Nice find, BTW.

Thanks... to be honest I had tried on a Twin Duck, and a red imp. I lost both of those cause they went out of my budget. Funny thing is I figured that this one would be also so I bid $40 2 days before it closed and had not even checked it and I was on the phone when my eBay app notified me that I had won! That's just too funny the one I had forgot about I won without any effort and the ones I watched closer I got scalped at the last second!

nice one there, get it shave ready and let us know how it shaves,,

Nice catch! I have a Wester Bros with a blade that looks to be identical, including the dulled gunmetal tang. Mine shave like a dream and interestingly enough is an extreme hollow grind. Enjoy!

I was tempted to bid on that but I am trying to stick to ducks . I sure wanted it, but, I am glad you got it. Great deal !

I've owned a bunch of Wester Bros razors. They are awesome razors that don't get the fanfare of the big name razors, but take an edge like the best of them. You got a winner.

Those are celluloid scales. Cool that they have bolsters, only 1 of the 8 that I have owned had bolsters.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I was tempted to bid on that but I am trying to stick to ducks . I sure wanted it, but, I am glad you got it. Great deal !

Thanks for not bidding. I actually needed this. I'm trying to grow my vintage options. I'm starting to prefer vintage. I think.

Me too, not a thing wrong with vintage blades.

Bob

Yea i like shaving with that brand of razors.
they end up shaving good.