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Historical items Antique Straight Razors
HI9 ICON from the late 1700's. Hammered brass over painted wood. This is not one of the cheap mass produced pieces from Russia in the last fifteen years. This one originated in the area between Spain and France from one of the monasteries there. The paint has 'crazing' and the cloth backing has stained from years in a damp climate. One break to the brass just above the hand. Sorry, but the silver crown over the head is missing. 10.5" X 8.6" Came to America from a Swiss couple who immigrated in 1948. If you need further pictures, just ask. $1350 Pictures: A B C D E F G H I
SR1 W. R. Case & Sons # 182 R, beautiful condition with the correct case and the 'Unconditional Guarantee for a lifetime' certificate made out to John Howard from Lost Springs Wyo. I bought this complete set in Riverton, Wyoming when I first started collecting razors (36 years ago) and have never found an equal. The scales are an imitation tortoise with silver bolsters, the blade is in excellent condition. $150 Pictures: A B C D E F G H
SR2 Fromm Special #42, by Otto Fromm Cutlery Co. Germany. Triple pinned yellow cellulose scales, owner's initials PR scratched in back by pivot pin. overall Exc.- $35 Pictures: A B
SR3 Gomez, with hallmark, Bone grips, double pinned, Exc.- $50 Pictures: A B
SR4 Two damaged razors: A) Novelty Cutlery Co. Canton Ohio, one scale has pictures of three women and the other has four Masonic symbols in the panels. B) John B. Holler & Co. The Tower Razor made in Germany. The imitation tortoise scales have deteriorated. The two are for sale for $10 plus postage: $5 for Priority mailing and delivery confirmation. Pictures: A B C D E F
SR5 Winchester Trademark, yellow French ivory scales with graining, nickel-silver wraps around each end. Excellent condition. $135 Pictures: A B C PENDING
SR6 Fascination, #46 by Kabar. White French Ivory scales with graining. Exc. condition. $45 Pictures: A B C
SR7 RED INJUN No. 102, by H. Boker & Co (Tree Logo). Germany. Boker made top quality German daggers, swords, and bayonets up to the end of WWII. Black plastic scales, double pins, 3/4" wide blade, clean blade with no damage to edge. $45 Pictures: A B C D E
SR8 Gold Seal, by Albert. Still retains much of the pure gold plating. Yellow clear plastic scales. Exc. $40 Pictures: A B C
SR9 Improved Eagle #62, by Lyon Bro. of Germany. Eagle killing snake etched on blade, black plastic scales. VG+ $30 Pictures: A B C
SR10 Peacemaker, Shurman Razor Co. St. Louis, Mo. Cow horn scales with nickel-silver wraps on each end. deep hollow ground blade. Exc. $50 Pictures: A B
SR11 C-MON BLACKIE, by Peter J. Michels, Inc. Brooklyn, New York. Made in Germany and imported to Michels. 11/16" blade, no rust nor discoloring, triple pins, the stamping on the tang is filled with red paint. The ends of the black scales are inlayed with J. P. M. and C-MON in silver and C-MON (with a diamond) 1/4" high in silver. Beautiful razor for use or display! $70 Pictures: A B C D E F G H I
SR12 Universal, by LF&C. No. 347, (Landers, Frary, & Clark, New Britain, Conn USA) LF&C made most of the WWI knuckle knives for the US Expeditionary Forces during WWI. 11/16" blade, The box etched with UNIVERSAL is gold plated with all the gold present. The blade around it is matt finish. The scales are Tortoise shell and are double pinned. Quality piece for display and excellent steel for shaving. $65 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR13 No maker, humpback blade, narrow and delicate, double pinned ivory scales with some writing on surface. I can make out 'New Philad.' but not much else. Old. $40 Pictures: A B C
SR14 Original Schultz-Weyer (logo) Solingen. black cellulose scales double pinned, but the tang of the razor is sided with yellow cellulose. Excellent condition! $60 Pictures: A B PENDING
SR15 Red Head, Fromm Brothers, Newark, New Jersey. yellow cellulose scales double pinned. A little shorter than usual, but well balanced. exc. $25 Pictures: A B C D
SR16 BOW, Legend on the blade reads: THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE BOW RAZOR, manufactured by WADE & BUTCHER, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. Wade and Butcher made blades from 1818-18903/4" Blade, no damage to the edge nor discoloration to the surface. There are minute scratches on the surface, but I cannot even guess how or why. The white scales both have a leaf design on the bottom, a row of dots on the edges, and another leaf design around the top pin, double pinned. beautiful razor. $65 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR17 Diamond Edge #9, Norvell Shapleigh Hardware Co. St. Louis-Germany. delicate narrow blade with diamond logo, black cellulose scales, double pinned. Exc. $50 Pictures: A B C
SR18 Curtin & Clark Cutlery Co. Kansas City, Mo. transparent yellow scales, double pinned, has been sharpened several times. $25 VG+ Pictures: A B C
SR19 Gold Nugget, R. Reinke 807 16th Street Denver, Co. Some gold plating remains on the tang of the razor, transparent yellow scales, double pinned. Exc. $35 Pictures: A B C D
SR20 Genuine IXL Rattler, George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated IXL Razor Washington Works, Sheffield on the obverse of the tang. black horn scales, double pinned, slight hump to tang. Slight discoloration just left of the word Rattler, but other than that, the blade is beautiful. Sharp edge, 5/8" blade. Probably produced in the 1870's. $80 Pictures: A B C D
SR21 Jones MFG Co. Chicago, Ill. Cream colored French Ivory scales with grain to cellulose. double pinned. Exc. $35 Pictures: A B
SR22 Sam Sickle's Best, Hibbard and Spencer Co. Chicago, Ills. nice old razor with barber's notch, black cellulose scales, two pins, some rust on the heavy blade. $20 Pictures: A B C
SR23 "Manufactured by Fredrick Reynolds, Sheffield" very old hump back heavy razor with barber's notch and deep hollow grinding. translucent cow horn scales with silver inscription plate. $65 Pictures: A B C D
SR24 Trim Razor by OMINO, Pat. May 28, 07. the blade is still present, yellow cellulose scales, Exc. $5 Pictures: A B
SR25 Trim Razor, Pat. Nov. 7, 11. No maker mark but a USA product. blade missing. One Piece cast white cellulose scales. Priced to go at $15 Pictures: A B
SR26 Case Razor: Temperite #25. clear scales look like cow horn, three pins, some rust. $40 Pictures: A B C
SR27 Curley's Ideal Safety Razor, The last patent date on this unusual razor is June 12th 1900. A well designed safety razor in the shape of a 'cut throat'. The scales are black celluloid with an ivory wedge on the end. The cut-away for the finger is a nice touch. $35 Pictures: A B C D
SR28 "Our Little Gem", Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Chicago. Wonderful razor with tortoise shell scales, the tortoise is backed with a sheet of Brass. One side has a steam ship picture inlaid in the middle, the other has the owner's name: Hite Knighton. Unusual barber's notch, six rivets. small crack in the tortoise by lower rivet. $75 Pictures: A B C D E
SR29 XLL, Sheffield, England. small barber's notch, black cellulose scales. front part of the inscription on the tang has been hollow ground for some reason. exc. $45 Pictures: A B C
SR30 Colombia Cutlery Co. USA. beautiful hollow ground blade, black cellulose scales, double pinned. Exc. $50 Pictures: A B PENDING
SR31 Imperial Razor, Registered 20507 Germany, the blade is etched: Extra Hollow Ground, Fully Warrented. Bone scales that have one hairline crack (see jpgs) Nice blade in great condition. $80 Pictures: A B C D
SR32 Shumate Tungsten. Shumate Cutlery Corp. St. Louis. black cellulose scales, double pinned. A couple of spots on the blade, but a very nice piece. $40 Pictures: A B C D
SR33 Diamond, by Rice and Miller. black cellulose scales. double pinned. $35 Pictures: A B C D
SR34 George Wostenholm & Sons, Celebrated IXL Razor Washington Works Sheffield, on the tang. Massive blade with decorative back, just under 7/8" wide. Comes with the original 'Coffin' case. Horn scales double pinned. Made in the early 1800's. Great condition for the age but needs a good honing and stropping to bring it back to shaving edge. You can still cut yourself on it, but not like the other Wostenholm razors I have. $65 Pictures: A B C D E
SR35 HERNANDEZ, Mother of Pearl sides pinned to the tang and inscribed with Hernandez on one side and three lines on the other side but the surface is worn a bit from opening and closing to make it difficult to read. French Ivory scales with ONE pin. The long stripes in the yellow 'French Ivory was very popular from the late 1800's up to the 1930's. I have had only one razor with Mother of pearl panels pinned on the tang. 5'8" blade, no discoloration nor damage to the edge, one small crack in the mother of pearl but the double pins hold everything in place. $80 Pictures: A B C D E F G
SR36 Dixie Blue Steel, Dixie MFG C0, Union City, GA black cellulose scales, needs sharpening. $40 Pictures: A B
SR37 Extra Hollow Ground, by Hartford Cutlery, Hartford, Conn. Black cellulose scales. $40 Pictures: A B C D
SR38 Three Browning Brothers razors. Living in Ogden, Utah, the home of Browning Brothers Arms Co. I have had the opportunity to pick up some of the rarest razors around. Browning Bros. did not only make and repair firearms, they sold whatever they could to make a dollar. These will be sold as a collection only. $325 1: Good as Gold, Browning Bros. Ogden Utah on obverse, Germany on the reverse. hump to blade, Black scales. A B C D 2: Browning Bros. on obverse, Electro on reverse, hump to blade. Small piece missing from scale on reverse side. A B C 3: Browning Bros. on obverse, 'Lightning' on reverse. Black cellulose scales, wreaths, leaves, banners, cast into handles, double sided. A B C D E
SR39 Unusual Copper wrapped blade, Joh. Engstrom Eskilstuna Sweden. He produced razors from 1874 to 1918. Black scales. The underside of the tang has serrations to improve the grip on the razor. $45 Pictures: A B C
SR40 MADE FOR THE ARMY. By John Heiffer 3 Paradise Square Sheffield Black horn scales with one crack lengthwise through the pivot pin, humped back tang, just under 13/16" blade. rust marks to both sides of the blade, deep hollow ground, double pinned. John Heiffer doesn't show up in any of the lists of razor producers that I have access to! Contract made blades for the military are scarce and desirable as they saw hard use. Very old massive blade. $80 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR41 Simon Pure Cutlery, Number 065, Magnetized. Made in German. White scales with a western bas relief of a horseshoe, horse head, and two whips. The blade is just under 3/4" wide and free from rust. The reverse scale is cracked through but held in place by the end pins. It can be easily repaired with some Superglue gel. $25 Pictures: A B C
SR42 Corn Razor, by J. A. Henkles, Twin Works Germany. One piece bone scale, someone has broken and glued the bone at the pin, but it held all these years. The picture of the reverse of the blade in jpg 'B' reflects the tree overhead, try jpg 'D' for a realistic view. The razor is just under 4" when folded. The box is leather but both ends are gone. The marking on the leather is: CORN trade (diamond with two letters) mark RAZOR. Priced right at $12 Pictures: A B C D
SR43 Southington, Warranted. Just over 5/8" wide with some rust. the tang is sandwiched between pieces of ivory and what can be read of the maker is relatively easy to read. Scales are of elephant ivory, graining is plain on both scales. $35 Pictures: A B C
SR44 Grah & Plumboch, Weyer, Solingen. Short razor!!: 2.7/8" long and 1/2" wide, plastic scales, double pinned, Number 14 stamped into the tang. Some tarnishing to the blade. $50 Pictures: A B C
SR45 Blue Streak, Service B. S. Co. Wichita, Kan Made in Germany. The name Blue Streak is inlaid in the right scale in silver and silver inlays decorate and reinforce the pins. Some tarnishing to the blade which is just over 1/2" wide and 2.75" long. nice piece. $45 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR46 MEDIUM HOLLOW GROUND, N O N - X L L Joseph Allen & Sons Sheffield, Eng Joseph Allen & Sons produced razors between 1864 and 1925. 9/16" wide, mild humped tang, has a Barber's Notch, some surface damage from rust but the camera brings out the flaws to a greater extent than they truly are. The scales are Aluminum castings, rare under any circumstances, but these have been put on the old family razor by a person with limited skills... The decoration is the 'EVE' with open sea shells and a swan on one side and an alligator and FAULTLESS in floral designs. $65 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR47 NEW SCIENCE CONCAVE, SHUREDGE by Robeson, Rochester, N. Y. 11/16" wide, light spotting to surface of the blade but the edge is very true and sharp. The scales are black plastic in the scarce 'rope' pattern. ONE pin. This razor has seen use over the years and probably was at least 3/4" wide at one time. $45 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR48 Sterling Razor Works, The logo is an Anchor with 'S' on the left side of the shaft and 'H' on the right. A crown rests over the cross bar. Nice razor, black scales, double pinned, hollow ground, little discoloration on the blade. $35 Pictures: A B C D
SR49 Pipe Razor, George Woostenholm & Son Original and True Razor Sheffield England Pipe Logo deeply stamped into the tang. light brown horn scales, 5/8" blade, discoloration to surface that could be polished out. double pinned, late 1800's. $45 Pictures: A B C D E
SR50 Geo. Woostenholm & Son Celebrated Razor, 5/8" blade, has been polished and part of the oval on the blade is gone. black scales, clear logo on tang, will be a nice useable razor. $40 Pictures: A B C D
SR51 Richard Herder, Solingen. Diamond trademark. Another short razor: 2.5" long blade, 1/2" blade in perfect condition. I am sure that these had a special use. If you know, let me know what it is. $50 Pictures: A B C
SR52 LEON-L, The Bonheur Co. Syracuse, N. Y. 5/8" blade width and 3" long, clean with only a couple of discolorations. Yellow scales, double pinned, sharp edge without nicks. $50 Pictures: A B C D
SR53 Real Red Point, W. R. Case & Sons, Bradford, PA. 3/4" blade with some rust spots. They are not the bad points, but if you look closely, you can see a crack in the edge about one inch from the end. I bought this one along with a dozen others and didn't pay the attention I should have, the prospect of getting a very rare razor loomed too large... Yours for $20 Pictures: A B C D E
SR54 PREPRACTICE RAZOR. by INTERNATIONAL CUTLERY, SOLINGEN GERMANY. I have not seen one of these in any collection that I have come across. Years ago, I got to know a barber who had retired in the late 50's. This was his first razor that he was allowed to use in the 'Barber College'. After he had mastered the strokes with this one, he was allowed to use the real thing. 3/4" blade, triple pinned, transparent dark green scales. No surface rust on blade but there is a small bend in the very end but no break to the steel. $50 Pictures: A B C D E F G
SR55 Diamond, H. Boker & Co. Tree Brand, one of the best Solingen houses. 3/4" blade 3" long. Diamond is etched into the blade in a name block. Black scales in excellent condition. $65 Pictures: A B C D E
SR56 Generic (no name) 9/16" blade 2.25" long but I feel that it has been shortened a bit. Brown scales with black graining in excellent condition. A nice little razor for the right price: $25 Pictures: A B
SR57 Will & Finck, CAL. Nice early razor with the humped tang. 3/4" blade 3" long. Most of the blade is in good polish but there are some rust spots that can be worked out. The scales are a deep chocolate brown of what appears to be some kind of horn. $40 Pictures: A B C D
SR58 The Torry Razor Co. Worchester, Mass. U. S. A. 3/4" Blade 3" long. Nice hump to the tang. A couple of slight spots of rust on the edge that are hard to see in the jpgs. a couple of gray spots on the deep hollow ground blade that some polish would take right out. The scales are black plastic of some kind. This one could last you a life time of shaving. $65 Pictures: A B C D E
SR59 Vulcan, U.S. Cutlery Co. St. Louis ,Mo. Blade number is 315, just over 5/8" and 2.75" long. Black plastic scales in great condition. /the left side of the blade is spotless, but the right side appears to be frosted. Again, someone with skill could rescue this fine razor. $35 Pictures: A B C D E
SR60 Champion Wedge, 5/8" blade 2 7/8" long, very small dots of discoloration that will clean up. The only mark on the tang is on the reverse side: Made in USA. The tang has a heat treated blue. The scales are French Ivory with 'Champion Wedge' pressed into the scale and filled with red paint. You will see a little green reflection on this blade and others posted but that is because I prefer natural light for my jpgs and once in a while they reflect the green of the trees. $40 Pictures: A B C D E
SR61 The BISMARCK, Made in Germany, but not on my lists of razor manufacturers but more than likely made after WWI. The cardboard sleeve with all the paperwork and warrantee still glued to the sides. 9/16" blade shows it has been honed and used. some small spots of rust. The scales are black plastic and the left one has a silver inlay BISMARCK over Ges. Gescmotzt. The tang is marked Bismarck on one side and Made in Germany Solingen on the reverse. I think that someone has used a grind stone to work on the spine of the blade. Sorry. $40 Pictures: A B C D E F G H I
SR62 CHALLENGE, by the Challenge Cutlery Co., Bridgeport, Conn 11/16" wide blade with no damage of rust nor to the edge. Double pinned. Both scales have a different pressed in motif: The display side has an owl perched on a branch and the back side has a lattice work pattern in the oval. You get to remove the grime from years of use from the scales, but warm water and a knuckle brush or tooth brush will clean it up nicely. $60 Pictures: A B C D E
SR63 ERN, Crown and Sword razor. Made in Germany. The Logo of the Crown and Sword is cast into the scale in bas relief. Blade is just under 3/4" wide and perfect in every way. The only thing that puzzles me is that the number on the razor is 4820 and on the box is 401. I suppose that the owner had several of these fine razors and mixed up the boxes. $80 Pictures: A B C D E F G H RESERVED
SR64 Wade and Butcher, Sheffield England. An arrow between a 'B' in circle and a Cross both on the tang, mild hump to tang, and the 'coffin box'. 5/8" blade, double pinned, cow horn scales, etched pattern on blade: You Lather Well, I shave Well. The box is in perfect condition which is highly unusual considering the age of the razor. One small ding in the edge of the blade that can be honed out. $80 Pictures: A B C D E F PENDING
SR65 PUMA, Solingen. 3/8" blade with one small ding in edge. Black scales with the Puma logo in silver diamond inlayed in obverse scale. Best-Puma over Silber Stahl on the reverse of the tang. The razor comes in a brown leather sleeve with matching brown snap. There are some numbers around the hinge pin but cannot tell what their significance would have been. This is another vet souvenir brought back from Germany. I believe the leather sleeve came with the razor when it was purchased. $75 Pictures: A B C D E F G H I
SR66 Sextoblade Razor. Style A by E. Weck & Son, New York. If you see green reflected on the blade, it is the trees around my home, I like to shoot jpgs in natural light. The patent date on this Safety razor is July 27. '09 E. Weck & Son is stamped into the framework for the removable blade on the reverse. Weck has been making razors since 1893 to date. This set is exciting since everything is there including the instruction book and a pristine case with all the information. I just picked up three original boxes of blades to go with this great razor: one box is missing one blade the others have all five. $70 Pictures: A B C D E F G H
SR67 DR. SCOTT'S SAFETY RAZOR. This gentleman was at the center of all scams related to electricity. The pending patent date for this safety razor is April 13, 1887. After reading the jpgs of all the panels on the box, you might google 'The Pall Mall Electric Assn, 842 Broadway, New York. This is indeed a piece of not only shaving history, but also of the scams that plagued Europe and the US. The only tool needed to adjust this razor was a spanner found at the end of the bottom part of the handle. $85 Pictures: A B C D E F G H I J K L RESERVED
SR68 J. A. Henkles (Twin Man) spare blade and the safety cover for a safety razor $10 Pictures: A B C
SR69 Valet, Auto Strop Safety Razor. Another vet razor. The metal box and razor was carried by the soldier from North Africa through Italy, and finally to Germany. Six unused safety blades within their paper wrap are included in the box. From what he told me, he used this kit for years after the war was over. $30 Pictures: A B C D E F RESERVED
SR70 Permedge Rotary Stropper. Nice compact stropping device for safety razor blades. Produced by United Drug Co. X 242 The blade fits down over the two pegs and you turn the crank, four rollers with strips of leather give the blade a 'like new' edge and you are in business again. one of the cog wheels is worn and could use some help with re-dressing the cogs. Interesting addition to a razor collection. $20 Pictures: A B C D RESERVED
SR71 Kriss Kross, safety blade strop. Rhodes MFG. Co. St. Louis Mo. Patent dates: June 30, 21 Sept. 25, 23 and Jan 18, 27 The blade slides into the arm and when the crank is turned, one side is stropped the the arm lifts, rotates and stops the other side. The leather surface to the disc is worn with age but can be replaced. The edge of the wheel is grooved and a single pin looks to be the release so that the workings are exposed. 4.5" in diameter. Another nice display piece until the leather surface is replaced. $35 Pictures: A B C D E F RESERVED
SR72 Group of seven razor boxes, two missing end caps, some better than others, but still protection for your razors if you don't have enough boxes. $15 Pictures: A B RESERVED
SR73 Group of three razors and one set of scales. One set of cow horn scales, hump backed blade, one with white plastic scales, one with 'rope twist' scales, hump backed tang and barber's notch. If you need parts or like projects, this group is for you. $25 for the lot. Pictures: A B C D E F G H RESERVED
SR74 Williams 'Cushion back' hone in the original box. Fine red (8000-9000 grit) hone backed with a leather strop cushioned by felt. How can you get along without a good hone? $30 Pictures: A B C
SR75 EVE RAZOR, by "THE BEST I EVER SAW". The scales are 5 3/8" long with EVE on the front scale with fine detail. The blade is 5/8" wide. No damage to the edge, but the hollow ground part looks like someone got a Dremell Tool for Christmas that had a small wire brush. There must have been some light rust but you cannot see it now. If it were not 'cleaned' I would ask $160 for it but as it is now: I am asking $95 for a quick sale. Pictures: A B C D E F G
SR76 FOX, by Koell--- & Schmitz, 1/2" blade with surface rust on the back side. Black scales with a little wear. $30 Pictures: A B C D E F
SR77 Margreaves, Smith, & Com. Imperial Razor, Sheffield. Nice very early hump-backed razor with buffalo horn scales. This maker is not on any of my lists and doesn't show up in any search engine. Double pinned with grommets, cracks on the narrow end of the scales but it doesn't go into the scales beyond the pins. Bright clean blade, 7/8" wide. A real prize for the collector or user. $75 Pictures: A B C D E F G H I
SR78 MADE EXPRESSLY FOR W. A. SCROGGS, etched into the blade. By Wilbert (in a diamond). Great special order blade with all the extras: Barber's notch, double sided face, long hair, and belly of a woman. The yellow scales are double pinned with one missing but replaced by a piece of thin wire. Very heavy humped back blade. Again, you have the pleasure of removing the soap in the grooves on the scales. VERY nice display piece in spite of the wire add-on. $150 Pictures: A B C D E F
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