Wostenholm Frameback

These razors don't come up for sale very often. After looking around for a good 6 months, I finally snagged one on ebay last week. It was in pretty good shape for a razor that's around 150 years old. I am not sure if the ebony scales were repinned, but the blade was nicely centered and tight. There was some patina and pitting - at first I was planning to just polish it with some maas, but there was a stain on the back of the blade that required some light sanding. I did not sand it too much or polish it to a mirror finish. I wanted to keep some of its "character."


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