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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 3691305, member: 360"]They took nearly three weeks to get here, all the way from Manchester in the UK, through rain and snow and sleet and hail, through blistering heat and freezing cold, through customs and quarantine, through plague and pestilence!... </p><p><br /></p><p>...but, they finally arrived. </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought these on eBay back at the start of the month, and they're finally here! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]311360[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311361[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311364[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311365[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The set is from the late 1800s or early 1900s - either way, it's at least 100 years old. And it is in FANTASTIC antique condition. </p><p><br /></p><p>A few marks, scuffs and scratches on the leather - nothing that a dabble with red polish and a good buffing couldn't fix, and some patina (but no rust) on the blades. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other than those minor surface issues - not a flaw or blemish anywhere to be seen! </p><p><br /></p><p>I've been after a cased pair of matching straights for years, and I finally got one! </p><p><br /></p><p>The scales are made of celluloid in faux-ivory style. The seller incorrectly ID'd them as bone, and it was on that basis that I asked for (and received) a reduction in price. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can't wait to shave with these![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 3691305, member: 360"]They took nearly three weeks to get here, all the way from Manchester in the UK, through rain and snow and sleet and hail, through blistering heat and freezing cold, through customs and quarantine, through plague and pestilence!... ...but, they finally arrived. I bought these on eBay back at the start of the month, and they're finally here! [ATTACH=full]311360[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311361[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311364[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311365[/ATTACH] The set is from the late 1800s or early 1900s - either way, it's at least 100 years old. And it is in FANTASTIC antique condition. A few marks, scuffs and scratches on the leather - nothing that a dabble with red polish and a good buffing couldn't fix, and some patina (but no rust) on the blades. Other than those minor surface issues - not a flaw or blemish anywhere to be seen! I've been after a cased pair of matching straights for years, and I finally got one! The scales are made of celluloid in faux-ivory style. The seller incorrectly ID'd them as bone, and it was on that basis that I asked for (and received) a reduction in price. I can't wait to shave with these![/QUOTE]
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