Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

Here's a seven day set we just found in a local antique shop. Except for a very small chip at the extreme tow of Monday they are all in the same condition!

you guys are killing me. any shots of the case they are in?

Hang in there Doc! These pics aren't the greatest but they'll work for now. These razors are in the Boker catalog pdf you posted on page 103.

Joed

What a find! That's a beautiful set! WOW! I bet they shave as good as they look too.

Yes sir I recognized to set and the time it was made but this is the first real 7 day set I have been able to actually see. I admire your good luck. please try to keep them together if you ever sell them rather than break up the set as some others have done. Again all the best
And Congrats!!!!!

Originally Posted by Doc

Yes sir I recognized to set and the time it was made but this is the first real 7 day set I have been able to actually see. I admire your good luck. please try to keep them together if you ever sell them rather than break up the set as some others have done. Again all the best
And Congrats!!!!!

Thank you Doc. If I have anything to say about it, this set will stay together and will stay with me and my son, JrJoeD.

Otto, I have not had the time to get them to the hone since I just picked them up this past Saturday so I haven't shaved with them yet. I plan on starting the honing this evening and hope to start shaving with them on Sunday.

Awesome Joed!

CarrieM has contacted Boker and requested assistance on identifying the scale material. I am posting the correspondence below, only the email addresses have been changed to protect everyone.

Thank you very much Ernst from Boker!

From: Karen
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:19 AM
To: Joe
Subject: Fw: this is Boker Germany

Boker confirms that the scales are ivory

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Ernst-Boker
To: Karen
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:44:31 AM
Subject: Re: this is Boker Germany

Hello, Karen,
you are correct, these are genuine ivory handles. If all of them look like this without cracks you are a lucky lady. With some thin oil you can prevent the carbon blades from getting rusty again. The fact that they eventually turn dark cannot be helped.
Ernst
----- Original Message -----
From: Karen
To: Ernst - Boker
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: this is Boker Germany

Thank you for the offer to assist Ernst. Here is the best picture I have at the moment. If this is not detailed enough please let me know and I will attempt to get a better picture of the scales. I think they may be polished ivory but I would like to confirm that.
Regards
Karen

From: Ernst-Boker
To: Karen
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:54:20 AM
Subject: this is Boker Germany

Dear Karen,
we are pretty sure we can identify the handle material of your razors.
All we need is a foto as clear as possible of your set. If all 7 razors are alike, obviously the foto of one piece is the best.
Thank you Ernst Felix

I have just gotten my first straight at auction, one of these two is a Boker red-injun no.101. So i guess i have joined the brotherhood, once i get it i will start a restoration and keep you posted with the new injun.

Hey guys I don't know if you guys have noticed but the folks over at the butcher shop are working on a club signature. It looks pretty good but since we are the first and oldest club do we want to let these guys out shine us? so if any of you computer whizzes out there are up for a challenge I think a snazzy new signature might help us keep our heads up when the neighbors come a calling.