The Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

George Wostenholm & Sons
Celebrated IXL Razor
Washington Works, Sheffield England
5/8th 3/4 Hollow

This looks to be in sound shape, it just needs a little TLC, before it hits the stones. It looks like a Dreadnaught shape to it.

 

Beautiful, Scott!

 

Nice score Jeff!

 

Thanks, Steve! My Australian friend referred to the razor as his mutilated 8000, and was reluctant to sell it because of the clipped tail! Not an issue for me, you don’t shave with the tail! The edge seems very sweet! We’ll see tomorrow morning.

 

I’ve had these two Burrell Cutlery “Top Flights” in the back of my to do pile for a few years.

Harold and Addie Burrell started up Burrell Cutlery in 1940 and it lasted 3 generations until 2006. Addie’s maiden name was Case and she started as a teenager working the office with her family. She followed her brother Dean to start up Kinfolks and then her and Harold started Burrell.

So I had these two, with slightly different tang stamps… the very darkened one:

and the lighter one with a rotated “No.1” and different scales:

I couldn’t decide whether to attempt cold bluing, so these went in a drawer. Then last week, within hours, I was able to snag a pair for each… I felt like Steve (but with less special razors).

The first pair, with the darker tangs:

And the second pair now has a No.1 & a No.2:

The backside scale disintegrated, so I have some work there. But these two new additions are in very nice condition.
Happy hunting.
Tom

 

cool razors Tom..

 

Thanks Gary. These NY blades have quite the interesting history.

 

Nice scores Tom!

 

Thanks Steve. Looking forward to sharpening them up.

 

Solingen Razor Co.
Solingen Germany
11/16+ inch
Full Hollow

It was a little rusty, when I got it, but it was a fast clean-up, not too deep. The razor looks like it hasn't touched a stone, and doesn't even have a real bevel set on it. My thinking is the original owner bought it, used it several times, with the factory edge. He probably didn't like the edge, or couldn't maintain it, and it was boxed up, and put away. Good for me.

 

Latest acquisition, hopefully the three Kayser Ellison will arrive before the weekend. $60 freight included.



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Latest acquisition, One JA Hellberg 5/8” and one TULA 600 also 5/8” I guess. $70 for both razors freight included.




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Beautiful new additions Hans (@lottenhem)!
Love the look of that Tula… very sleek.

 

I Just Got this on UK EBay..Says he Shaved with it Once..Always Wanted a Nice TI..Got it at a Decent Price..Horn Hamdle 7/8th..Hell..Need to Stop Buying Razors...But Ya Know What its Like..EBay is a Funny Place to Keep Eye Balling..

Great for Cutting Aff Folks Heids this Wan..Lovely Head Shaver..Clean Aff the Body..The Scottish Ninja Way..

Billy..

 

Addiction monsieur Billy!


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Now they have arrived, two razors from and two from .
The Russian ones are 11/16” and 5/8”. The two D Miller and Sons Eddonworks Broom have a quite strange profile, 13/16” at the toe and 11-16” at the heel..





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The English razors don’t look like they taper that much Hans, but looks can be deceiving. They look very similar to my Joseph Rodgers pair.

 

Beautiful razors, Hans! Is the steel on the Heljestrand razors similar to that on my Tornblom?

 

Jeff, the Steel is not that heavily hardened as the Klas T, but of highest quality of course! Heljestrand has the highest reputation from the classic razor manufacturers (according to my opinion and what most Swedish users thinks).


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I’m feeling left out, I haven’t bought any new razors in a while.