Thread: Advice needed on razor collecting

Not sure why this isn't in its own thread but...

Boker razors are awesome shavers. Best we could do is give you dates of operation and possibly what was manufactured during a range of years.

Originally Posted by Leighton

Not sure why this isn't in its own thread but...

Boker razors are awesome shavers. Best we could do is give you dates of operation and possibly what was manufactured during a range of years.

Lotta good brands out there. Here is a dating guide for Boker. I believe its been posted before but ........

Gentlemen, I'm a newbie
I found three bokers in three different shops today. All 1920/30's
One in a decent box but with a worn spine? $20.
One in a poor box and a really tiny nick in the blade $17
and
One with scratched scales and Scotch tape on the blade $14

"Goo B Gone" will get rid of the tape glue, won't it?

Would it be worth buying the best pair and combining assets?
Maybe I'll grab the cheapest and throw away the box. You all seem to think they are good shavers.

Originally Posted by webgemcanada

You all seem to think they are good shavers.

Well, I haven't seen a bad one, although I've only had 10 or so.

Buy them all and sell me the ones you don't want. I'll pay shipping and price you paid.

Originally Posted by webgemcanada

Gentlemen, I'm a newbie
I found three bokers in three different shops today. All 1920/30's
One in a decent box but with a worn spine? $20.
One in a poor box and a really tiny nick in the blade $17
and
One with scratched scales and Scotch tape on the blade $14

"Goo B Gone" will get rid of the tape glue, won't it?

Would it be worth buying the best pair and combining assets?
Maybe I'll grab the cheapest and throw away the box. You all seem to think they are good shavers.

Hello,

thanks for the info. now I know I have a 1924-1935 razor. any ideas on the Crown and Sword razor? sending pics, best I could do right now. It's in need of a good cleaning, yes?
Keep in touch,
Cheers,
Norma

If you're in to knives, you'll likely notice that the favoured brands are fairly similar. The big Sheffield names by in large stay the same. Wade and Butcher, Joseph Rodgers, Frederick Reynolds etc.

You'll likely also develop your own favourites pretty quickly based on what you feel shaves you best, so don't get too hung up on what other people seem to feel are the ''best'' razors. Stick to Solingen and Sheffield steel and you can't go too far wrong.

Oh, also, if I were you I'd buy a new strop. At least until you get comfortable enough to see the potential problems in a vintage strop.

That being said... If you really want an old one... If the Waterloo Antiques Warehouse is still open, a vendor all the way in the back had an old heavy duty strop for around twenty some bucks. It looked not /too/ bad, but I didn't look at it too hard, nor am I a strop expert.

Originally Posted by Leighton

Buy them all and sell me the ones you don't want. I'll pay shipping and price you paid.

If we are allowed to trade on this forum, I'd be happy to pick them up next time I'm in that area and pass them on to you (cost price). Can we do that? It may take a week or more before I get back to you.

From your reaction, I guess they were at a good price. We pay 13% sales taxes in Canada.
Is it easy to change the scales. I don't remember if the pins were screw-i or rivets.

If you want to shave with any of the razors you are buying anywhere but the classifieds here, make sure you send it out to one of our honemeisters to get it sharpened! This will allow you to experience how the shave should feel as well as give you a sharpness level to aspire to when honing your own razors in the future.

Welcome and good luck with your journey!