New member with a John Barber Razor
Hi and thank you for allowing me to join your forum,
I live in Hot Spring, Arkansas. I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1985
and have my own welding & machine shop, I don't make much money anymore, it has become more of a hobby shop for me to play in,
anyway I joined your form to find out more about an old straight razor i have had since i was 16 i'm now 64, I bought it at a antique store for ten dollars in Flippin, Arkansas. I'm not a collector and I don't shave very often, just wanted to know more about it. I could part with it.
Thank You , The Chief
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John Barber vs James Dotzert
I don't quite understand your answer, Perhaps it was made in the 1830's, If the handle scales are wood, I think they were replaced, perhaps in 1875. A nice find for a youngster like you, I was a SR in HS when you were in 8th grade.
Now if rare makes a razor valuable, and age makes it more valuable, I bet the photos of a razor of mine show one more rare but not as old. I also, would bet, no one on the forum has one of these. It was made in Newburgh, NY by the gunsmith James Dotzert and has Ivory scales.