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  1. 09-09-2016, 10:47 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by maxpamjohn1 View Post
    When ever this question comes up I alway have to wonder if razors were "mirror shine finished" when they were made and sold in the 19th century???
    ( for some reason, I don't think that they were?)


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    Yes they were. It was called a crocus finish. The blades were polished on wooden wheels with leather peripheries impregnated with various compound. There are a few here experimenting with the old school methods. Wolfpak34 comes to mind.
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