Alrighty I'm saying 16 because ir is so completely covered in the original colors, it may commemorate the death of a president or some other Hi Meaning happening in US history
I'm no expert, but I'm going to go with 20, 12, 14, and 8in descending order. Can't see much of 8 but it looks like a corn on the cob motif. Can't tell about the blade.
Bill wouldn't hide the MOST valuable razor....WOULD HE??? Hmmm The kernels on the cob are VERY crisp...So maybe??? I thought a tang would be a clue...BUT I don't see it
Here are some simplified categories, drawn from the book Celluloid handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors by Robert Doyle. Pleantiful Common Scarce Very Scarce Rare Very Rare Only One Known One of a Kind In the pic I provided, 11 are scarce 3 are very scarce 5 are rare 1 is "only one known" and that means there are actually at least two of them cause I have one too. #13 is very scarce, so y'all ain't doing too bad
Well, I think #12 and #2 fall into Scarce, simply because of how often I've seen those patterns in my short time of straight shaving. There are a few pairs of identical (save for colours) scales, #11 & #20 and #9 & #19 (#17 also? I can't really make out the pattern, it's too pink!), so because you have duplicates I'm going to guess they are in the "scarce" category as well.
Now come on Bill,is this an educational thread ,or are you just doing a little bit of showing off, either way they are bloody nice razors. After seeing this lot I think there will be quite a few in this forum with a slight touch of the green eyed monster ,me included:drool All the best Kind regards Peter
I'm only here as a munuscule entertainment factor, Peter... If I had intended to show off, I would have pointed out the more than 150 duplicates I have in the shoe box.
is that a beer fridge I see under the work bench, now that would be the second most important tool in the workshop:: Kind regards Peter
I say #1 because the blue tint is rare and highly sought after. Or, perhaps #14 because it was owned by Admiral Stockdale, (Ross Perot's choice for Vice President) who lost it the day before the Presidential debate and was left a mental invalid. When it was his turn to speak, he looked at the audience with a blank expression and said, "Who am I and why am I here?" That was the end of Ross Perot...
I love that one with the crocodile or (alligator) on it, that is cool looking. very nice razors Bill. And I just need to say that posts like these are what keep me coming back again and again. Always nice to see str8's and learn something.
