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So I bought a barber's collection!

Luecke3262

Luecke3262

“I am the Grail Razor Hunter”
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BAM! I'm pretty excited about this lot! I there is a lot of work to be done, but I'm pretty happy. I am really excited about the Williams Tonsorial, I know CBL likes this stuff, so hopefully I will too. There are several nice brushes which will likely become members of my den, the NOS rubberset and a stubby silver tip rubberset which for some reason I didn't take a picture of. I've never used a Gilllette, Sheraton, but I have high hopes. I've never really been one to collect shaving mugs, but I think I've hit my stride..... The 3 military issue handle-less mugs are really heavy and kinda cool. Unfortunately all the straight razors were not in very good shape.... Though there i one rusty crusty 7/8 Wade and Butcher that needs a lot of work, but may become a nice razor after some elbow grease and new scales.
 
4 Fatboys, 2 Slims, 4 Super Adjustables, and an Aristocrat for the win!

Awesome score! Have fun cleaning those razors up.
 
NurseDave said:
Dang!!! That is the definition of a great score!
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It really was, and the barber who sold it to me couldn't have been a nicer guy. Thanks

Dave in KY said:
Congrats on hitting the mother load !! Tonsorial Williams is some seriously slick stuff.
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Thanks, I can't wait to try it!

Spider said:
4 Fatboys, 2 Slims, 4 Super Adjustables, and an Aristocrat for the win!

Awesome score! Have fun cleaning those razors up.
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I think cleaning them up is my favorite part of picking them up!
 
Wow, that's a great score! Congrats!!!!! I'm thrilled you were able to get it! Please keep us posted on the cleaning & trying out of everything.
 
That's a seriously impressive haul....You should do a thread/video series of the rehab for the gear in this. Would be very interesting!
 
Dagwoodz said:
That's a seriously impressive haul....You should do a thread/video series of the rehab for the gear in this. Would be very interesting!
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Thanks a lot! That's a great idea, assuming my wonderful wife would be willing to hold the camera.

GearNoir said:
Great haul Luecke! Hope you can breathe some life back into them!
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Oh, I'm going to for sure, but it will take a long time to clean it all. Totally worth the effort though!

dmshaver said:
Wow, that's a great score! Congrats!!!!! I'm thrilled you were able to get it! Please keep us posted on the cleaning & trying out of everything.
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Thanks! I'll post some before and after shots. A bunch of it is stuff I've used before, but there are some things I haven't used. I'll likely do a video or series of photos.
 
Hokey Smokes! What a great instant den collection! Look forward to more features as you clean and discover the coolness you acquired!
 
Nice PIF...... I'm in!
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Seriously a great score. The Sheraton is a great razor just make sure the safety bar is straight. The OC is famous for getting bent out of shape.
 
That is a huge score. The pack of Williams Tonsorial is a win, the assorted razors are a win, the old spice collection (and NOS soap in a cup?) is a win. WOW. SOOOO much good stuff. Did you score that locally?
 
CBLindsay said:
That is a huge score. The pack of Williams Tonsorial is a win, the assorted razors are a win, the old spice collection (and NOS soap in a cup?) is a win. WOW. SOOOO much good stuff. Did you score that locally?
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Thanks so much!
Semi-locally, he and his wife are from Humboldt, TN. I spoke with him a week earlier and he said he wouldn’t ship it to me, so I wrote it off. Then on Friday he let me know when they were traveling through St. Louis to visit a sick relative. Somehow it worked out that they basically delivered it to me. We met up at a police station near my house, a 4 min drive for me and 4hrs for them. It never should have worked out that way!
 
MilkCrate said:
That is one awesome score!
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Thank you, you know what they say about blind squirrels and pigs!
The Monkey said:
Nice PIF...... I'm in!
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Seriously a great score. The Sheraton is a great razor just make sure the safety bar is straight. The OC is famous for getting bent out of shape.
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There will be a PIF eventually lol
Thanks! The Sheraton is in great condition!!
Cvargo said:
WOW!!
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I know right!?!?!?!
August West said:
Serious booty!
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No joke, I felt like I robbed them.....
Majorrich said:
Hokey Smokes! What a great instant den collection! Look forward to more features as you clean and discover the coolness you acquired!
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Unfortunately I already have a den likely 2 times this size.... what was I thinking????? Oh yeah, “I want me some Williams Tonsorial, a nice Sheraton, some fat boys, some old spice stuff, and a bunch of other stuff I don’t need, but I’ll enjoy cleaning up.
 
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