Thread: An ebay wonder

Hi Guys,
Ok Im not sure if im allowed to put this web link up, so MODs im at your mercy and take no offence if removed, but I wanted to share this razor with everyone, I have never seen anything so ornate and wonderfull before in my life when it concerns razors.

Enjoy:

The MAXMERGENBAUM KOLN

It looks fantastic, but useless... It's a shame the blade is busted up.

I'd love to see how much that thing would sell for if it were in better condition.

A beauty for sure, I think one of our fellow members have one.

Originally Posted by Sherborne

Hi Guys,
Ok Im not sure if im allowed to put this web link up, so MODs im at your mercy and take no offence if removed ... I have never seen anything so ornate and wonderfull before in my life when it concerns razors.

No worries from my perspective. It is a very ornate razor. I'm not really big on ornate razors probably because I can't afford them. The pictures below are are of the most ornate razor I own. Shutterbug, a member her on SRP and I had a barter arrangement, I restored several razors for him and he rescaled this Masonic Wade and Butcher for me. All of the scale work was done by hand by Shutterbug. I highly regard John's work.

WOW! Joed thats a museum piece! thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Joed

No worries from my perspective. It is a very ornate razor. I'm not really big on ornate razors probably because I can't afford them. The pictures below are are of the most ornate razor I own. Shutterbug, a member her on SRP and I had a barter arrangement, I restored several razors for him and he rescaled this Masonic Wade and Butcher for me. All of the scale work was done by hand by Shutterbug. I highly regard John's work.

As a Fellow Mason I have always been interested in Masonic items, I have seen several Masonic straight razors forsale but non that I would want to shave with, they are always listed as "For ornamental purposes" or with some other tag, did W+B actually construct a geniune masonic razor or was the etching added later?

I love your Masonic razor Joed! right up my street!

Originally Posted by Sherborne

... did W+B actually construct a geniune masonic razor or was the etching added later? ...

Unless we find a catalog or other sales literature showing a Masonic razor from W&B for sale I guess we will never know. My take is that the razors were commissioned by the Masons through W&B much like SRP might commission a razor be made for an SRP group buy. Freemasons were a very large group of prominent people in years past and I see it as highly probable that W&B was commissioned to make this razor. Here is a pic before rescalling:

I would love to own a usable Masonic razor, heres the one I was describing in an earlier post:

Masonic razor

Joed are you in a Lodge? if so Greetings from Peterwell Lodge in the Province of Ceredigion Wales and from Caledonia 68 province of Valencia, Spain.

Not in the Masons, Myself, but respect the order. The Shriners repaired a defective hip joint for me as a tot, thankfully!
I have 2 in original shape. A W&B and a huge Sudcliffe. They could shave, but I just display them.
Man that razor of yours is gorgeous, Joed! I remember the thread as it was being made. A True piece of art!