Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Wow! I have never seen a German Elliott?

Wait! I seem to have 2 ofem!

Yeah, I have a Wm Elliot somewhere & I bet it is also German. I see 'em on the bay some of the time.

Originally Posted by outback

Here's a pic from the other side.
Attachment 212311

Perhaps someone could interpret that German? Prolly means Reg U.S. Pat. Off..
I have a couple of nice German Wm Elliots, One in horn with the standard abalone/silver inlays, but of horn, not Bakelite!
The other has lots of wear, a cool spine, and scales of...What? Looks cracked and busted, but are not. Some kind of exotic horn? Tortoise? I suppose it is old ratty horn, but it looks kinda different.

Originally Posted by outback

I have not looked for any info on it.
Really!!! Tell me more about what you know!!!

Mike, my Goins Encyclopedia says this:
Wm Elliot & Co. Made in Germany 1880-1908
Wm Elliot & Co. New York 1880-1908
Wm Elliot & Co Sheffield

Ok, I might be wrong about mine. I need to find it now! Wow, you may have a rarer one. My book shows markings for the different years.

Cool, Steve! An importer in New York! Boy! I am seeing a lot of that of late. Thanks! That would mean they are plenty old! . My 63 is from 1901 and seems apparent that my 20 is before 1895!

Now...When is outback's 208 from? Must be early 20th century?

Steve, you are a true gent regardless of whether you sand them up or not.
Either will be awesome and fit the blade I found when up at the cottage wonderfully.
I will fire you off a pm and we can chat.
Thx again.
And the Brookes Crookes shaved very well gents, better than the FBU still,,,;(
It is added to the roster with pleasure.
Those Elliots look fantastic. And a neat idea with the tape on the etching Mike .
cheers.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Cool, Steve! An importer in New York! Boy! I am seeing a lot of that of late. Thanks! That would mean they are plenty old! . My 63 is from 1901 and seems apparent that my 20 is before 1895!

Now...When is outback's 208 from? Must be early 20th century?

Tom, that was puzzling the hell outta me too. The 208 really throws things off but it's nice!
BTW, I was looking for my Wm. Elliot but can't find it right now.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Steve, you are a true gent regardless of whether you sand them up or not.
Either will be awesome and fit the blade I found when up at the cottage wonderfully.
I will fire you off a pm and we can chat.
Thx again.
And the Brookes Crookes shaved very well gents, better than the FBU still,,,;(
It is added to the roster with pleasure.
Those Elliots look fantastic. And a neat idea with the tape on the etching Mike .
cheers.

Thanks Mike

Otay. Let's have a mod merge this with the 'what are you working on?' thread.
Seems it has evolved?

Or leave it as it is?

Im getting ready to pin the scales back on the Elliott.

Dummy here fogot beefo pics. But the scales were warped . stuck them under a heat lamp, gotum gooood an hot ( on a flat surface ) then put another flat object on top of them.
5Min. Later...... Perfectly flat scales. Quick polish, and their ready .

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Otay. Let's have a mod merge this with the 'what are you working on?' thread.
Seems it has evolved?

Or leave it as it is?

Evolved, or devolved, hehe.
I'm subscribed to both so don't miss a post in either. Viva la differance' I say.

All ready for the hones