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Two new ones.

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:05 am
by knife7knut
Found 4 straight razors at an antique shop tied together w/ a rubber band. One had celluloid handles that had outgassed & affected the others.
After I told him they should be thrown out before they affected anything else in the booth, he gave them to me.
I didn't think they were salvageable(had to use pliers to get them open),but tried anyway. Two of the blades crumbled as I tried to clean them. One had a good blade but a broken handle. Stole the handles off one of the broken ones & cleaned the blade.
The remaining one just needed a good cleaning & polishing.
Here are the results of a couple hours labor.

Re: Two new ones.

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:27 am
by Reverand
Good deal!
And you educated the seller on some valuable information that may save them from more damage in the future!

Re: Two new ones.

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:45 am
by Owd Wullie
Well done.
I've seen several that were wrecked over the years because antique dealers don't know what kind of damage out gassing can do.

Re: Two new ones.

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:12 am
by FRJ
Nice save, Ray. ::nod:: ::tu::