Thread: Huge haul from the weekend antique markets

Hey all, finally got around to taking some pictures. Headed out to the antiques / flea markets in Adamstown PA (they just had their 'antiques extravaganza') and came back with a boatload of stuff. Check it out, some of the better stuff:

A Hess Hair Milk 5/8:


A Klopp 13/16 in pristine condition (couldn't argue with $10):


A Landers Frary & Clark Peerless:


A couple WBs:



A few Gillettes (an adjustable and a standard):


And about 4 other razors in less great condition. Picked up a Challenge razor in almost mint condition except for broken scales. But some of my best finds weren't razors. I was digging through a drawer waiting for a vendor to get a box, and my eye caught a weird-shaped shoe horn looking thing in faux tortoise. I picked it up out of curiosity and boredom and saw bug bites! So if I flatten it it's enough to make a replacement scale, or to be kept as is, whatever it is, but it's genuine.



And my first find of the day, but probably my most exciting:



It's just the right size for razors, is a light grey-green color, and silky smooth. I'm hoping it's a Thuringian, but won't know how it does until I can get some major scratches sanded out and test this thing out, but for $20 it was worth the risk. All in all, quite a successful day. I even picked up a nice 1930s beater trombone for cheap.

Awesome haul Scienceguy. Hope the stone turns out to be a good un.

Nice haul indeed, the stone looks genuine, testing will tell,Enjoy!

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Hey all, finally got around to taking some pictures. Headed out to the antiques / flea markets in Adamstown PA (they just had their 'antiques extravaganza') and came back with a boatload of stuff. Check it out, some of the better stuff:


It's just the right size for razors, is a light grey-green color, and silky smooth. I'm hoping it's a Thuringian, but won't know how it does until I can get some major scratches sanded out and test this thing out, but for $20 it was worth the risk. All in all, quite a successful day. I even picked up a nice 1930s beater trombone for cheap.

Why can't I find these gold mines...all I ever get is the shaft
Stingray

Love the Klopp

very nice , congrats !!!! let us know how that stone pans out for ya

That looks like a really nice piece of ivory on that Peerless-- but it's interesting that the pins are all collared. That's a great haul, you're a lucky man.

A little jealous here
Great haul!
Mike

Originally Posted by chay2K

That looks like a really nice piece of ivory on that Peerless-- but it's interesting that the pins are all collared. That's a great haul, you're a lucky man.

Almost certainly a synthetic material. Celluloid or french ivory, or whatever it's called. Same blade caught my eye because I've only seen that pattern/wash on Wostys...

Originally Posted by chay2K

That looks like a really nice piece of ivory on that Peerless-- but it's interesting that the pins are all collared. That's a great haul, you're a lucky man.

I wish. It is a very nice faux ivory though. I only saw a couple actual ivory razors but the scales were too broken for the prices they wanted.