The Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

Nice find


- Ken

 

Agree this is an early Robert Williams. Another nice find.


- Ken

 

Definitely an early Robert Williams, I actually wanted from that time period to compare and see the progression, as any artist that has retired these razors are going to be harder to find and more expensive, great find Tom.


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Thank you guys! (@brit, @kjbarth, & @Briscoe!)
I keep saying I am only pulling the trigger on “unique,” but I guess I allow that to be a BROAD definition .
Tom

 

I am still waiting on my 10/8th!


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This is the re-scale of the VERY hollow Grelot 14 above, black-and-white paper micarta scales by Alfredo, aka Doc226. The one black, one white scale is inspired by a razor that I saw Ulrik (Koraat) do, so credit where credit is due. The bi-color wedge is an experiment to keep the wedge from vanishing into one or the other scales and is something I’ve not seen. I’m looking forward to getting an edge on it and seeing how it shaves!

 

Very nice!


- Ken

 

Me thinks that your mail carrier is just better than mine.

Nice!

 

Thanks Bill! I am glad they know my address .

 

Wow, that is a great idea for a set of scales, and as always, great execution! Very nice addition Steve.

 

A Tanifuji-made Cape 2000 Swedish Steel on the way from Japan. The 2000 is thinner and more hollow than the 1000, though both are similar. The 2000 is harder to find, I’ve only seen 4 of them in recent years, and this is my third. It’s probably more like a Filly 13 in terms of grind, and the Japanese-ground Swedish Steel is just superb. It will need new scales at some point, I’m thinking plain black horn.

 

Nice looking Cape Straight .Cape Steel is just awesome.I love how all my Cape's shave .Great Find !

 

Awesome looking Robert Williams ! I am jealous . Just kidding .Great find on a rare piece .Enjoy .

 

Thanks Mike. I do enjoy the hunt.

 

Nice acquisitions all.

 

Nothing glamorous here, eBay acquisitions of opportunity, an old Klas Tornblom frameback and a Morely with a broken scale. I’m not much into 5/8 these days, but at $11.50 for both I did OK, even after shipping I’ll have less than $9 each in them and they appear to have very little wear, especially the KT. These will actually be the cheapest SRs I’ve ever bought, and I surely have something in the scale pail for the Morely.

I’ve never had a KT, always wanted to try one, but I was always outbid. If I bid $20 it went for $21, if I bid $40 it went for $42... I like framebacks so I threw put in a lowball and won. This one is in a Wolff Lane Hardware box, which was in business in Philadelphia from the mid-1800s to 1909, so as Wolff Lane imported razors, the coffin is likely original. Both seem to have little wear, the KT spine stamping is all there, as the ‘X-Ray’ etch appears to be, and I’m told the etch is not durable. The short monkeytail would seem to put it in the mid 1800s.

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Nice pickups Steve. I really like the KT, as I don’t see a frameback often.

 

Some beautiful razors, congratulations to all.

 

I believe this may be an Ern? It has the sword sans crown. A nice heavy ,hollow ground 6/8 Solingen shaver. Looks almost NOS. My pics suck, but the grinding marks are still clear, as is the etching on the show side. No rust, pitting or patina. I really hated to shell out the fifteen bucks for it though.....

 

I always thought it was... I "cataloged" it under the Scimitar trademark - and that was Ern.
Beautiful example Keith!