Thread: Barber box?

While browsing an antique store I ran accross this box with 5 razors in it. I was told it was a barber box. I had never seen one but it made sense. I did a search here and on the net and I can't find anything. What did I end up with? It is made of paper similar to a razor coffin and is marked,

Wedgwood and son
manufacturers
? cornhill

inside an oval with a crown on top.

thanks

Tim

I've never seen one like that. Usually the razor boxes though shaped like that were wood and had compartments for straights and maybe a pair of shears. Many were used as salesmen's sample cases.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I've never seen one like that. Usually the razor boxes though shaped like that were wood and had compartments for straights and maybe a pair of shears. Many were used as salesmen's sample cases.

Thanks for the reply. It is a neat old box whatever it was used for. Maybe at the store they had an old box and a few razors laying around and decided to put them together. From now on it will be used as a razor box!

Tim

It looks very similar to the wooden ones I have seen, maybe this was the low end model.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

It looks very similar to the wooden ones I have seen, maybe this was the low end model.

That gave me this vision. A scam artist contracting to some outfit maybe in Pakistan and using a cheap box marked Wedgwood and son [not sons] selling Wadc and Butchers along with Westenholm + Sun razors. "For today only 50% off our already low price. I have to make my quota or the boss will be mad."

Forgive me, my mind likes to wander.

Tim

Strange I came across one that looked quite a lot like it. It was holding a straight and some other grooming items. It looked odd being cardboard. Was told it was a travel kit. Who knows?