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03-21-2013, 05:06 AM #1Senior Member
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Ebay got me again!
Hey all! So the Bay lured me back a few times in the last bit, and I ended up looking for some old classic steel with intents of doing some restorations.
Number 1 - A nice Wade and Butcher "Diamond Edge Razor" (restoration being discussed in another thread)
Number 2 - A Wade and Butcher "Celebrated" razor
Number 3 - A George Wostenholm Sons Celebrated IXL razor
I have number 1 covered, but if anyone can help out with history on the last two that would be awesome!My friends call me Bear.
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03-21-2013, 05:15 AM #2Historically Inquisitive
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Very nice finds, here some history about George Wostenholm:Wostenholm, George & Son - Straight Razor Place Wiki
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03-21-2013, 05:35 AM #3Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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Nice. They should scrub up good.
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03-21-2013, 11:52 AM #4Senior Member
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I would like you to take your temperature and blood pressure and PM the results to me. My preliminary diagnosis is a severe case of RAD of the Sheffield strain ..... but I could be wrong. I will send my bill as soon as I have the PM with your stats and make a final diagnosis .......
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03-21-2013, 02:22 PM #5Senior Member
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Bug got me bad! I'm still hunting for a couple more, which I'm sure will lead to a couple more, which will lead.... well I'm sure I'm not the only guy here with RAD.
You know what's needed here is a 12 step program! You know a place we can look to for support? Now I'm looking at kamisori razors too!My friends call me Bear.
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03-24-2013, 10:06 PM #6Just a guy with free time.
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My cure for RAD was to spend all day Sundays answering questions on threads I have no business being on. I'm not sure how helpful I'm being, but at least I'm not buying more stuff. By the end of the day, all the stuff I was watching will be sold, and I can spend the next few days repopulating my watchlist.
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03-25-2013, 12:48 AM #7Member
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Some very cool steel you've got there! I'm sure they'll be great shavers!
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03-28-2013, 02:39 AM #8Senior Member
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nice looking blades, i dont see what needs to be restored with them? i like when my razors look their age. now im off to ebay to find some for me
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03-28-2013, 03:36 AM #9Member
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Now I know who i'm bidding against in all these ebay auctions.....
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03-28-2013, 03:26 PM #10Senior Member
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Nice finds, I particularly like the W&B Diamond Edge.
I get the late night RAD, while the little lady is asleep. I lurk around on eBay and then a slew of mysterious little packages start coming to the house. And I have to get to the mail box before she does. Its bad
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