Thread: face lift for a 100 year old king

Very nice work on this razor and Kudos to make the original scales work!

As far as who actually made the razor i have no clue, that said the King razor manufacturing company of Indiana Pa, was quite famous for their leather work, making strops, pocketbooks, wallets, money belts etc. Their factory mostly employed by women using electric sewing machines.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Very nice work on this razor and Kudos to make the original scales work!

As far as who actually made the razor i have no clue, that said the King razor manufacturing company of Indiana Pa, was quite famous for their leather work, making strops, pocketbooks, wallets, money belts etc. Their factory mostly employed by women using electric sewing machines.

I wonder if "The Mona-King Razor" was Kings reference to the "Mona Lisa? He used everything under the sun alongside his name. Also, was that scale shape original, or had it been laid on a hot radiator? I wonder if the blade had been shortened as well. I have not seen another Mona-King!

I'm almost positive that the blade was not original to the scales although I haven't seen another like it. I think the scales were chipped and some one along the way filed them down but didn't bother to make them identical or appealing to the eye. Lol! I would imagine that the scales were originally similar to this Gun Metal, good looking but not very refined. How can we find out who made the blades for King?

Kings blades feel and look like stuff from New York to me. I don't think they are German made. Only way to find out is research. YOU are in the best locale to find out. Records from King and their payouts could be the answer. One thing is for certain, Old King wanted credit for everything! So if the blade is the same length as your other Kings, Josh, I am now wondering if the thing was not hung on a nail OVER the hot radiator and the scales stretched and deformed?
I could see that happening!

Well, the blade is actually a good bit shorter than any of my other Kings. Without measuring I'd guess it's only a little over 2 inches long. I'm really diggin this little guy. It's a great size.

The front scale was a real strange thing. The back scale was nearly flawless, but the front, besides having the obvious 2 odd curves had the bevel on the top on the wrong side, next to the blade.
Really hard to figure what happened to this. I dont think it was ever unpinned, cause the tang pins were washerless, and a real pain to remove.

Great save!!!

Ray