Thread: Todays haul, new restores cming soon

Well today I made the rounds to some local antique shops near my house and came away with three new straights! I got a mtched pair of Union Cutlery Spike branded (and pointed!) Razors in good shape, and a M. George & Son Sheffield made near wedge in genuine tortois shell scales. All three for $60 OTD. I didn't find anything I wanted to rescale, but these will clean up nicely to usable condition.

Pics! I know, pics or it didn't happen...










If anyone can help me figure out the age of these, primarily the M. George & Son that would be great.


-Xander

A nice haul, congratulations.
Sunbird

Nice Score... The Spikes look really nice


I am pretty darn sure the scales are Mottled Horn rather then Tortoise, however if you hit the search fuction there is a good thread with pics of both together, and you can compare better...

It's good to see more and more guys hitting the antique stores; putting the old razors back on the line.
It's good for all of us.
thanks for sharing yours.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Nice Score... The Spikes look really nice


I am pretty darn sure the scales are Mottled Horn rather then Tortoise, however if you hit the search fuction there is a good thread with pics of both together, and you can compare better...

Thanx for that Glen,I may have been caught offguard with a lack of firsthand knowledge. Still, for $30 for this razor, I think I did ok. Still looking for the thread you mentioned.

I'm pretty stoked about the Spikes, very clean, the bottom one is the worse of the two with some rust on the tail, but the stamping on the scale is still there just kinda light, too. These scales are nice and shiney, with wonderful equal width pin striping white/ivory. Black plastic wedge, and NS pins. I'm debating even repinning them. I just got some copper pinstock that might look killer on these, though.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

It's good to see more and more guys hitting the antique stores; putting the old razors back on the line.
It's good for all of us.
thanks for sharing yours.

Salvaging razors from the wild is exclusively what I do. I don't know enough to buy online, or compete at an auction, so I head to one local shop that carries 20-30 straights all the time. I made sure to let the owner know that I restore and if he comes across stuff he can't sell as-is to pick it up for me anyways. All the local shops know me and keep an eye out for vintage grooming goods, SR, SE, DE, brushes, combs, blades, etc...

I look at it as preservation.


-Xander

These are some but not the "one" I was after will try again later

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...have-poop.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ise-shell.html

Well after doing a bit of reading I can conclusivly say the scales are dyed horn. The color patterns are only on the surface from what I can tell. Hopefully they don't wash out with buffing. Now to start reading on how to bring these scales back to life. Tips and tricks are greatly appreciated.


-Xander

Nice catch! The Spikes are very good razors and the M George & Sons will keep you interested for a long time.

Just clean them up & hone them. Put some neatsfoot oil on the horn scales to help restore them.