Thread: The Gentleman's Set

Originally Posted by Phrank

Joining the Gentleman's Set, so here's the 7 Day set I picked up from another fellow in Toronto, it's a Ed Wusthof 7 Day Set “Solinger Wertabeit".

It's in perfect condition, I've always liked the Ed Wusthof blades, and the 3 pin blades sold me.

Don't really know much about the age of the set,

Ed. Wüsthof, Dreizackwerk
Brand names: 'Dante', 'Draga', 'Dreizackwerk', 'Nuxia', 'Pactroc-Elite', 'Pactroc-Progress', 'Pactroc-Royal', 'Reflex', 'Titus', 'Trajan', 'Trident', 'Troc Pac-Progress', 'Yatagan'.1920-30

This arrived this morning, two stunning blades, beautifully shaped, and in superb condition. Now I know what the seller meant when he said the scales are made of, "the other type of bone (wink, wink)".

If any of you fine members have ideas of a date range, I'd appreciate it, found lots of info on Joseph Rodgers, just can't zero in on these blades. They have the England stamp, so I'm assuming post 1900?

A Pair of 5/8" Sheffield made Straight Razors By Joseph Rodgers:

Hello Everyone,

I posted this under show & tell but Phrank suggested I also post here, so here goes...

Mappin & Webb 7 day set...

Does anyone know what these scales are made of? I haven't received them yet (only just purchased), but even if I had them in my hands I still wouldn't know. Plastic/celluloid? And does anyone know approximate age (seller mentions a date range but is this accurate)? The seller provided very little detail. The seller quoted:

Lovely quality 'days of the week' set by top retailer Mappin & Webb. Everything totally original with no additions or repairs and in great condition. Each razor has a day of the week picked out on the back. The days are highly polished and the area around them acid etched to make them stand out. All are equally bright, so if any look a bit weak in the pictures, this is just the camera angle. No nicks in any of the blades. The metal nice and shiny with no corrosion. I might add I've made no attempt to polish them. This is exactly how they came. Top quality steel. Each marked 'Mappin & Webb Royal Cutlery Works, Sheffield'. No chips, splits, cracks or warping in the 'faux' ivory scales. Nicely grained.When shut each razor has a maximum length of 15cm. The blade part measures 7.5 x 1.4cm. The only defect is the leather hinge of the box which has torn through, so the lid is off. The rest of the box is lovely, with a very clean fitted interior and working lock with original key. They have not been sharpened or sterilized recently, so if you plan to use them please bear this in mind. I would date them c1890-1910

Also, when cleaning them up, should I look at replacing with Ivory scales or leave as-is? If I replaced with ivory I would obviously keep the originals incase I on-sell them in the future (still trying to justify the expense as I have spent too much on razors recently, may have to sell at some point)

Mappin & Webb made very high end razors. The scales are ivory. That's a seriously beautiful set. Congrats.
As the razors don't have 'England' stamped on them, they are pre 1891.

Just followed the recent posts back to this fine thread and realized I never added my Törnblom set (my only one unfortunately). I have 6 of 7 (no Wednesday :-(), all in great condition. Don't have a good group shot but they are all like 'Friday' here, bar a blemish or two. Would like to find a matching 7th one day but for now I have a different Törnblom with matching scales filling the gap (can you spot him?).

THe seller advertised as faux-ivory... do you think he was mistaken and it may in fact be ivory? Id be so happy if this was the case.

Originally Posted by johnmrson

Mappin & Webb made very high end razors. The scales are ivory. That's a seriously beautiful set. Congrats.
As the razors don't have 'England' stamped on them, they are pre 1891.

Originally Posted by AndrewJM

THe seller advertised as faux-ivory... do you think he was mistaken and it may in fact be ivory? Id be so happy if this was the case.

They will definitely be real ivory.

Nice... Im even happier with my purchase now. Cant wait to shave with them

Originally Posted by AndrewJM

THe seller advertised as faux-ivory... do you think he was mistaken and it may in fact be ivory? Id be so happy if this was the case.

Please,please don't replace the scales!!
If you are going to clean them up be really careful if you remove the scales for cleaning as they will be really brittle.
Mappin & Webb are renowned here in the UK for top end jewellery and other products.
At the time these razors were made I would think that their clientele would be the upper class and royalty.
Enjoy your shaves