Thread: magnetic

I have never seen this etch before,must have been for the Ozzie market ,however made in Germany ,Wald- Solingen stamped on the back
Any way the scales are beef wood half normal half heart wood, CA finish
Pins are brass washers and collars are pop rivets wedge is Buffalo horn,I re etched with ferric chloride ,the blade need a tad more sanding with 2000 grit to remove the unevenness of the etching ,the blade cleaned up ok I guess I didn`t want to loose the etch completely so I couldn`t remove all the pitting,however its a lot better than it was
Anyway Merry Christmas all
Kind regards Peter
PS sorry about the pics ,the camera has packed it in so I will have to get a new one

I've seen Magenetic and Carbo-Magnetic, but never Magnetic Platypus! That's a great blade for sure. Very well done, again!

Realy cool blade don't loose the etching, looks great.

Hi bg42,


I have 2 of the same blades given to me by an old friend who was a barber.The Powerhouse museum also has some of them.The following link will show you:


http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/coll...&images=&c=&s=



Hope this helps.I will be getting around to restoring both soon,I will let u know how they turn out.


Pete......from down under.

Originally Posted by Keenasmustard

Hi bg42,


I have 2 of the same blades given to me by an old friend who was a barber.The Powerhouse museum also has some of them.The following link will show you:


http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/coll...&images=&c=&s=



Hope this helps.I will be getting around to restoring both soon,I will let u know how they turn out.


Pete......from down under.

I thought I was lucky having one,it turns out your twice as lucky
I honed the blade last night ,I had my first shave with it today,and all modesty aside ,shes a bloody ripper
any way thanks for letting me know about the razors,I wonder if you could ask your mate why they were made and by what company etc ,any info would be great
Kind regards Peter
PS I don`t know if I asked you before ,but where in OZ are you from

Hi bg,


The company that imported a lot of these was called "W.JNO.BAKER".They are still operational but deal in different items now.I am fairly sure I have some Bengal razors that have some etching on them with their name mentioned somewhere.I will let you know what I can Find.

Also...more info from the museum..


[URL="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=147178&search=w%20baker


BTW: Live in the southern higlands of NSW, near Bowral.


Regards,

Pete

[QUOTE=Keenasmustard;77601]Hi bg,


The company that imported a lot of these was called "W.JNO.BAKER".They are still operational but deal in different items now.I am fairly sure I have some Bengal razors that have some etching on them with their name mentioned somewhere.I will let you know what I can Find.

Also...more info from the museum..


[URL="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=147178&search=w%20baker


BTW: Live in the southern higlands of NSW, near Bowral.


Regards,

Pete[/QUOTE]

Thanks very much for the info ,much appreciated
Bowral Hey ,lovely place ,very pretty however a bit cold for my liking
Thanks again
Kind regards Peter

Found this for anyone interested...

[QUOTE=Keenasmustard;77601]Hi bg,


The company that imported a lot of these was called "W.JNO.BAKER".They are still operational but deal in different items now.I am fairly sure I have some Bengal razors that have some etching on them with their name mentioned somewhere.I will let you know what I can Find.

Also...more info from the museum..


[URL="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=147178&search=w%20baker


BTW: Live in the southern higlands of NSW, near Bowral.


Regards,

Pete[/QUOTE]

If anyone has a platypus razor in good condition, Id be interested in buying. I have one already, and will rescale, but I have a different aussie native wood that Id like to turn in to razor scales with a Platypus blade.