What are you waiting on to arrive...?

Was it plated in copper? That is cool looking . Congrats on the razor

 

I'm curious myself. Not sure if they were finished originally in gold, brass, or copper. Maybe someone can enlighten us?

 

I think they were originally brass with a gold wash. On yours, I assume all the gold is gone and the brash highly polished. As I understand it, the copper color comes from the fact that parts of the razor used brass with a higher copper content.

 

Another vintage frameback razor to restore. Love these old Wosty FBs! For $20...sweet deal!

 

Thank you very much for your wisdom J.R.

 

Either way a very unique color

 

Well I know Alcatraz is closed so I guess you don't live in that gated community.

 

It's an annex

 

Ah, the mainland compound.

 

Just pressed the button on a New List Buy It Now for this Kent BK 2 Pure Badger Brush...£16.00 posted...Cant be bad..

Billy..

 

Super Duper !!

 

I rather 'accidentally' won three auctions this weekend.
Accidentally in that I didn't think they would go for as low as my low bids - but...apparently I either have really bad taste..or people are even cheaper than I am. Or both.

Auction 1
Wilkinson Fixed Profile Metal razor. NIB/NOS
I believe this is very similar to the Royale that marketed in the US around 1980 - and designed by Sir Kenneth Grange.
If so, quite the score for me as I love the Royale razor and they sell regularly for around $50
@Sabre am I anywhere close here?

Cost: $2.30

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Auction 2
Small lot/package
I dismissed this lot at first when glancing through eBay as there was a lot of, well mostly...to be honest, 'junk' in the picture.
But - lo and behold..what do we have on the left hand side? A NIB Merkur MII ! Love my Merkur MII and am really happy to get a spare.
This is also a razor that sells for $50-70.

Cost: $14.99

Oh, and other things in the lot are;
- Col Ichabod Conk "Bristle and Badger", Made in England. Not overly excited about that one.
- Col Ichabod Conk Shaving mug. Meh.
- Nose and ear hair trimmer. Double-meh
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Auction 3
Then I thought, well, the same seller had another auction..and they did combine shipping..so, uh, let's put an equally low bid on that one..and oops...only bidder...again.
This one is a hit/miss one and I won't really know until I can check out in person.
What it has going for it is the "Concord, Made in Italy" brand. I actually already own a cartridge handle by that company and it's a very solid, high quality piece of shaving gear.

Brand new;
- Concord, Italy, razor
- Concord, Italy Silvertip badger brush in solid metal handle
- Razor/Brush stand
- Shaving mug with what, and kinda funny, looks like a Merkur MII on it
- Oh..and...another Nose and ear trimmer...

Cost: $12
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So maybe I didn't uncover any white wales this weekend but for a total of about $29 I got some really fun additions ​

 

Very regal

 

EBay is always a good time just now cause of Xmas over spending an all..Great purchase for sure..

Billy..

 

I really like the Wilkinson Fixed Profile. Nice score! Everything is cool.

 

I'm just hoping NB16 will take off globally.

 

Thanks, for $2 it was worth a gamble

 

If you would like two more, let me know.

 

Congrats! You're going to love it. No doubt it will be one of your favorite razors.

 

I'm a believer in not having too many flashlights after Sandy.