Thread: Can I get an "oh wow?

ANTIQUE THEO A. KOCHS; KIBITZ SOLINGER STRAIGHT RAZOR - eBay (item 140528683550 end time Apr-03-11 14:35:48 PDT)

High class scales, indeed.

I was looking at that one...I don't know that I'd pay $672 unless that handle was sterling silver. Even then... Regardless, that's probably the only one of those out there. That company only made straights for 4 years, about 100 years ago in Chicago. I'm surprised they're not as popular as some other american brands

Those scale collectors go for big bucks when it is something like those beauties. The blade is totally secondary to most of them and that one happened to be in good shape. Beautiful razor, I'd have loved to have found that in some flea market for $20.00.

Originally Posted by joenasarino

I was looking at that one...I don't know that I'd pay $672 unless that handle was sterling silver. Even then... Regardless, that's probably the only one of those out there. That company only made straights for 4 years, about 100 years ago in Chicago. I'm surprised they're not as popular as some other american brands

Even as sterling silver, those scales would not be worth that money in terms of material. As for how popular they are: I collect rare malt whisky. A category of sought after whisky are those coming from 'silent stills', meaning there is still whisky maturing in a warehouse, but the distillery is defunct. And some of those are highly sought after prizes, like the Glen Esk. But the reality is that many of the stills that went broke just sucked at making whisky, and are average at best.

A razor maker going under after 4 years could be because of bad luck, sickness, or other circumstances. It could also be due to the fact that his razors were not that great.

They are very pretty that's for sure! I wouldn't pay that for them, but if you're a collector with deep pockets then that's how you get bids like that.

As Bruno says, the blade is secondary with razors like this. We here tend to look at razors for the looks and the performance, whereas the scale collectors are only interested in the looks.

I'll just console myself with the thought that the shave is probably like dragging a hacksaw over your face...!

Here it is: OH WOW!!!!!!!!

My oh wow is that on a razor clearly marked "Jupiter," the Roman high god, the seller says there is a picture of Zeus. OH WOW!


Lovely scales, though!

Did anyone notice the damage at the pivot pin . Looks like someone smacked it up pretty good , with a hammer . Maybe they were trying to tighten it or maybe the blade is a replacement . I'll bet we see that razor again , on Ebay .

Oh WOW! That's too rich for my blood. It's getting harder to find them for under $15 these days.

Ya, no kidding! I guess I'm just too much a tightwad as I wouldn't give that kind of cash for any razor. My banged up old $20 razors do just fine for me...