Aluminium, 45mm diameter. 25/- A RAZOR FOR LIFE ROLLS RAZOR CO LTD 1 CHARING CROSS LONDON R. No legend. Naked figure of a man kneeling, sharpening a knife on a stone, THE WHETTER on a plinth below. Rare. Apparently not published. Insignificant marks in field, otherwise Extremely Fine. Probably 1920s
I used to sharpen my father's Rolls razor for him in the 1950s. Like so many others of his generation, he got it as a 21st birthday present.
Ex David Rogers collection.
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