Steve56
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Hello, my name is Steve and I am an eBay and Etsy razor gambling addict. And loving every minute of it. Sometimes I win big, sometimes I lose, and some times like this one, I do OK.
The seller’s images were bad but the description said that everything was in good shape, and 30-day returns were offered if you were willing to pay return shipping. This is probably a dresser-top set, I cannot imagine traveling with it in period luggage, the brush and razor would fall out, not to mention breakage. The description included a C. V. Heljestrand MK 32 with scales that ‘might be ivory’. So I rolled the dice and did well enough I suppose. Everything was dirty, nothing was broken or even chipped, and the razor probably began life as a 6/8 but is now about 1/32 less with light hone wear. The scales are very pretty ivory and in excellent condition. The brush appears to be a dyed boar and it’s shedding a bit, but it‘s likely near 100 years old. Still usable at this point but it’s more of a conversation set piece I think.
The razor cleaned up and honed up well, taking a fine edge as Swedish razors are known to do. It was apparently one of a 7-day set, and I would like to have the other 6!
It’s a nice period piece in good condition, and I may just use it to see what the old days were like, though I may pass on the brush which probably has never been used and smells a little ‘piggy’.
The seller’s images were bad but the description said that everything was in good shape, and 30-day returns were offered if you were willing to pay return shipping. This is probably a dresser-top set, I cannot imagine traveling with it in period luggage, the brush and razor would fall out, not to mention breakage. The description included a C. V. Heljestrand MK 32 with scales that ‘might be ivory’. So I rolled the dice and did well enough I suppose. Everything was dirty, nothing was broken or even chipped, and the razor probably began life as a 6/8 but is now about 1/32 less with light hone wear. The scales are very pretty ivory and in excellent condition. The brush appears to be a dyed boar and it’s shedding a bit, but it‘s likely near 100 years old. Still usable at this point but it’s more of a conversation set piece I think.
The razor cleaned up and honed up well, taking a fine edge as Swedish razors are known to do. It was apparently one of a 7-day set, and I would like to have the other 6!
It’s a nice period piece in good condition, and I may just use it to see what the old days were like, though I may pass on the brush which probably has never been used and smells a little ‘piggy’.
