Thread: Step by step restore of a Wostenholm for a member

I volunteered to help out a member here who wanted an old razor restored. He shipped it to me and what follows today is its condition as it arrived.

One scale is warped and a little bug bitten, but it has the inscription on it and I will restore it.
The other is broken at the pin.
This is the one I will save.
The blade is in pretty good shape at first glance.
A little bit of a frown, some rust, but none near the cutting edge.

the inscription on the scale is in decent shape. I am glad it is not on the blade.
It says" IXLGeorge Wostenholm and Son's
celebrated IXL Razor. IXL"
I don't know the age, but I am guessing mid to late 1800's.
Interestingly enough there are no markings on the blade at all, even the tang.
It looks totally original, no rescaling.
WOW This tablet camera is awesome. I just noticed the inscription on the tang, badly stamped, and almost rusted over.
This is the broken scale.