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saltedfish Restoring very old razor 12-27-2011, 12:57 AM
shayne I have seen worse turned into... 12-27-2011, 01:14 AM
Havachat45 If I had my... 12-27-2011, 01:30 AM
matt789 If it were me, restoring it... 12-27-2011, 04:56 AM
saltedfish I'm comforted to hear that it... 12-27-2011, 05:58 AM
pinklather Fish, big grats on the find.... 12-27-2011, 06:18 AM
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    Default Restoring very old razor

    Greetings all, I was directed here by an enthusiast on another forum.

    I was posting pictures of my great-great-grandfathers World War 1 memorabilia, and among these things (consisting mainly of small notes granting leave for him to travel to Bordeaux for a day or two) was a straight razor that I can only surmise he purchased in England while traveling to France.

    As one might expect for something as old as WW1-era, the razor is in ghastly condition, and I was wondering if it was even worth attempting to restore it. I see your guides on how to restore old razors, but my initial question really is: "Is it worth the effort?"

    Here are the pictures (assuming I did this right) and you can see the damage time has wrought. Is there any hope for this one? Or is it beyond salvage? I should mention that it still has (what I assume to be) the original cardboard box.

    For the curious, that canvas sack thing in the background is either a gas mask bag or a haversack, with my predecessors name written on it. Behind that is my ugly bed quilt.
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