Thread: straight razor display

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Husband's father back in the 70s decided to try to shave using a straight razor, but ended up hacking up his face and threw the razor in a drawer where it remained for the last 30-something years. Husband ended up with it and he gave it to me to make a prop out of it.

Had to be Sweeney Todd, and I made a paper label that reads:


Evidence ID: 10312011
Date Collected: 13 October 1888
Description: Straight razor found near body of victim discovered in crypt beneath St. Dunstan.



I added some hot glue web strands and a small plastic spider and left all of the dust on the glass and frame, so looks pretty good and creepy! It's still super sharp so now it's safe in a old frame I found in the local thrift store (was a shadowbox containing a falling-apart butterfly that couldn't be salvaged). It's also got tiny spots of rust on the blade that sort of look like dried blood if you squint.

It looks great!! I love the clever label with it!

You are just too darn creative! What a great idea!

Great idea! Sweeney Todd is a great scrarey story and doesn't show up in alot of displays. I'm glad they invented safety razors, I cut myself up enough with them .