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[Kimmienemo]

Here are some of the old straight razors that I found when going through my father's things.  They were in a plastic bag in his garage 

[Kimmienemo]

Trying to post the picts, but I keep getting the message that the server timed out.  Is it me?

[Kimmienemo]

OK. . . I figured it out.

[bigwull]

Cut throat razors..which were common in barber shops right up until the 70,s/80,s over here and some of the older establishments will still use them..if asked by a customer, have you got the leather strop...for sharpening them.....they were a much favoured weapon of the Teddy Boys...over here in the 50,s....especially in Glasgow....

[Kimmienemo]

Can't help think of Sweeney Todd

Hey, Bigwull. . . did you see that wood and glass "thingy" in the other post?  I remember sitting in my grandfather's barber chair (I have one of them, but I need to restore it).  I remember watching him sharpen the blades with a strop, the hot towels, the wonderful soft talc brushes, and a lot of the barber shop goodies.  I just don't remember that glass thing!

[bigwull]

Can't help think of Sweeney Todd

Hey, Bigwull. . . did you see that wood and glass "thingy" in the other post?  I remember sitting in my grandfather's barber chair (I have one of them, but I need to restore it).  I remember watching him sharpen the blades with a strop, the hot towels, the wonderful soft talc brushes, and a lot of the barber shop goodies.  I just don't remember that glass thing!

Sweeney Todd...yeah his neighbour was the butcher...and the ex-customers of Sweeney..end up in the butchers pies....yummy..... ....

[Kimmienemo]

Mentioning butcher, one the the straight razors was made by Wade and Butcher in Sheffield, England.  I found that funny.  (Kind of like the time I saw the signage for a chiropractor. . . his name was Dr. Bender!  No kidding!