September 2021 Haul

[TobyC]

Yes, the shovel head is in great shape, maybe a little brassing on the edges of the handle but the head is solid. BTW...is it shovel head or shovelhead...or both? I see it both ways so I find myself going back and forth.  

Interim report. Started cleaning the Damaskeene and 1914 first. With just a 30 minute hot water Dawn soak and scrubbing with brush, the Dammy head came out looking great. Only a few scratches on the top cap, but all plating looks solid and it's got a nice shine all over. There were still a few spots on the Dammy handle and the 1914 didn't improve that much at all so out came the Kroger version of non-bleach scrubbing bubbles for a 10 minute soak. After brushing everything, only a couple minor areas on the Dammy handle but the 1914 showed not much improvement. So, out with the brass brush, which cleaned up both handle pretty nicely. With the 1914 head, the back side plating eventually cleaned up, but it looks like the top cap might end up going down to brass. The top cap is a much lighter material than the base plate/back side and as I got some of the black removed I see a bit of pitting. I'm not sure what happened to this razor to make it so black, perhaps fire? I'm going to keep working on it and if in the end I get a razor with a brass cap, then so be it as long as it shave OK.

It's Sho Vel He ad. With that spacing. I can't believe people can't get that correct. Actually it's which ever way you want as far as I'm concerned.

Be careful, some unknowing jackass will spread that all over the internet!!!

Shovelhead is just a made up name from some other unknowing jackass, probably in the early days of B&B, it's also known as the 1924, which is also wrong, that's when an original ad appeared in Field and Stream magazine.

I say "Shovelhead" just because everyone knows what that is and I don't have to explain what I'm talking about.