Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

Originally Posted by iwitness

i just got a very similar king cutter on ebay,its dated 1926,the trademark looks identical,the scale color ,and silver tree is a dead on match,will send pic as soon as its delivered,my scales need replaced but they mite help you w/your dating,happy shaving iwitness

Please, post some pics.

So I've spent some time reading through this thread in the past. I thought it was pretty cool that Boker was still around and making razors after all these years, and that they were well liked by several guys (here and elsewhere). This weekend I picked this one up on the bay, and thought I'd share the story here. (Most of this I posted in the RAZORS forum as well, but thought I'd contribute to "The Brotherhood" )




The scales looked flawless, and I love the trademark. Kind of a silly thing I know, but something about it appeals to me.

I touched one of the brown spots and it wiped off. Turned out there was a sticky oily substance on the blade that had apparently acquired some brown goo (maybe from the inside of the box?) over the years. Most of the brown spots just wiped right off.

It was lunch so I decided to put the razor back in the box until I got back from work this evening...but when I did, there was something in the bottom of the box. I got a pair of my wife's cooking tongs and slid them into the box to extract THIS:




I was TOO excited to unfold this. It had been crammed into the bottom of the box, and the bottom was a little torn, but to me this was really cool! My wife even got excited over it!

The wording is interesting...aged...but then the spelling "symply" is interesting too. I tried Googling the spelling, but got nothing.



When I got home tonight I spent a little time on the one real bad spot of corrosion. Thick almost black material that gave a rust colored wash but mostly came off with the 2k wet sand paper I was using. I also wiped the blade with alcohol to get the oily substance off.



So here's the whole batch, Razor, Box, and Instruction Sheet just how I found them (no clean up in this pic). I'm very excited over this just the way it is...but the thought occurred to me...there are/were NO scratches on this blade anywhere (there are some from the 2k sanding I did for rust removal now), no signs of hone wear at all, no flaws on the scales, etc. Is it possible that this razor has never been used? Could this be a new (NOS) Boker the seller found in an old house's attic?

I'll fix that status in a hurry, as soon as I can get it honed...I bought it to shave with, but was really surprised how great it turned out compared to what I'd expected when I purchased it!

I know we've got some real Boker experts in here. Can any of you guys give me any info on the age/origin of this razor? (The back of the shank is stamped "Germany" but the H. Boker name I thought was only used by the American plant?) I would love any info I could get just for personal edification.

Peace to "The Brotherhood,"

Originally Posted by rarreola

Please, post some pics.

ill try to load some pics ,think i got figured outhope this works,i will update when restore i done

My application to the Brotherhood Arrived this morning. Won on ebay at 1:10 am and delivered to my door at 11:00am



Do I get a link to the video showing the secret handshake now

Hey men!!!

Ok, I'm a Major noob when it comes to razors. I made many mistakes trying to buy one of quality. I ended up with a collection of garbage made in China, India and Pakistan.

I finally got smart and bought a Boker King Cutter from Lynn. It's on it's way and I cannot wait until I get it. I've been trying to learn with junk. Pure junk. I'm finally getting a decent razor, and it's a boker...

I shouldn't have to post a picture, as it is fresh from Lynn's site. However, just the pride I feel now, and the great feeling I will have when it arrives will prompt me to take a few and post em up, just to feel like I'm part of the crowd.

BTW, there are some friggin beautiful razors you guys keep showing me. (NOT JEALOUS... NOT JEALOUS!!!)

OMG!!! that is the most beautiful razor I have ever seen!!!!

(I posted this thinking it was going to be attached to the razor pictures I was replying too. HOwever, it did not work the way I thought it would, and I ended up with just a dangling post without any relationship to the razor I was commenting on. So, I was commenting on the damascus several pages in to this thread. That damascus was the most beautiful razor I have ever seen, the owner is one lucky guy!!!!)

Hi men (and ladies if appropriate!!),

I'm attempting to upload my first pic of my brand new baby!! Bought from SRD and greeted with all the pomp and circumstance it deserved!!!

I have so many cheapo's that this one makes me very proud!!!

I hope the picture uploaded qualifies me to join the ranks??

oh, and thanks for giving us all a place to share!!! Long live the brotherhood!!!!

(Picture taken on my marble cabinet top (white) with a 10MP camera, I took about 10 and this one came out the best...)

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Hi men (and ladies if appropriate!!),

I'm attempting to upload my first pic of my brand new baby!! Bought from SRD and greeted with all the pomp and circumstance it deserved!!!

I have so many cheapo's that this one makes me very proud!!!

I hope the picture uploaded qualifies me to join the ranks??

oh, and thanks for giving us all a place to share!!! Long live the brotherhood!!!!

(Picture taken on my marble cabinet top (white) with a 10MP camera, I took about 10 and this one came out the best...)

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

Originally Posted by Doc

Well Gents with the advent of modern science and the help of our resident computer genius we now have a real Boker Brotherhood Clubhouse. It is an invite only social group! When you post your Bokers here you will receive an invite to join the group. Kinda like a secret handshake and password. So come on friends lets step right up and be one of the firsts to be welcomed into the arms of the brotherhood!!! the show is about to begin but you gotta get you ticket now!!!! come one come all to the greatest club under the big top, its all about to begin and its all alive and on the inside!!!!!!!!!

here' my first,of many i hope,i already like it more than all my others and have'nt even started the restore

Originally Posted by mjhammer

OMG!!! that is the most beautiful razor I have ever seen!!!!

(I posted this thinking it was going to be attached to the razor pictures I was replying too. HOwever, it did not work the way I thought it would, and I ended up with just a dangling post without any relationship to the razor I was commenting on. So, I was commenting on the damascus several pages in to this thread. That damascus was the most beautiful razor I have ever seen, the owner is one lucky guy!!!!)

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