Hi,
Firstly thanks for the recommendations fellas - much obliged!
All Solingen blades are potentailly very good shavers. The Solingen directories of 1932 list Linder & Co as razor blade makers, at the Linderwerk works, as well as A. Haag and co, Wald-Solingen which looks more promising - their brand name was "lindbergh" and they are recorded as open razor makers rather than razor blade makers.
I echo Exiles advice - if you aren't going to do it as an on-going hobby or to make money, there's no point in buying the stones - you will need a range from coarse bevel-setters to final polishing hones - easily running into hundreds of pounds as Exile notes. And then if you find you don't have a natural aptitude...
If you are going to keep it just to shave with and the minimum of restoration the cost shouldn't be too terrible, but you will definitely need a strop. A finishing stone for occasional light touch-ups would be good, but not totally necessary.
If you want, you could send me some hi-res pics of both sides of the balde and the scales, and I can give you better advice and a number of options from just honing to full restoration (if it is financially viable) to consider. Once I actually get to see the razor in front of me I don't "big it up" - I'd rather send it back to you than charge you for work that is in my opinion a waste of time or too expensive - I've been clobbered too many times myself by people seeking a quick buck to ever consider doing that to someone else. You could even have a go at restoration yourself and just have it honed - I can give you advice about that too.
Finally, in case you didn't know, the prices I quote online are not the prices I charge members of this forum - I can always do a better deal!
All the Best,
Neil
BTW, I think my wife is thinking of adopting the same jaw-dropping tagline as you - its taking a long time, but she'll get there in the end if the cooking is anything to go by...