Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

you can check out eclipse on the razor database

Originally Posted by razormike

you can check out eclipse on the razor database

perhaps manah can shed some light on this curious "Boker"

Originally Posted by jaimyverhagen

how do i get in?

The more photos you put up, the more you're in!

I saw a reference to it there. My question is what proof do we have that they were ever produced by the Boker company? Do you have any documentation?

I found this refernce to a trademake for eclipse Bicycle company.

Public Company
Incorporated: 1760 as Spear & Love
Employees: 755
Sales: $101.18 million (2004)
Stock Exchanges: OTC
Ticker Symbol: SJCK
NAIC: 332212 Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing; 332213 Saw Blade and Handsaw Manufacturing; 333991 Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing; 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables; 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Spear & Jackson, Inc. is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of hand and garden tools, and also makes magnetic equipment and measuring tools. The firm's brands include Spear & Jackson garden tools, Neill hand tools, Elliot Lucas pincers and pliers, Robert Sorby wood turning tools, Moore & Wright precision tools, Eclipse magnetic equipment, and Bowers measuring tools and bore gauges. Headquartered in Florida, Spear & Jackson's operations are primarily located in the United Kingdom.
Beginnings

The roots of Spear & Jackson date to 1760, when drapery maker John Love decided to found a steelmaking company in Sheffield, England, where that country's production of steel, cutlery, and tools were becoming centered due to an abundance of raw materials. He was joined in the business by Alexander Spear, a wealthy merchant from the nearby town of Wakefield, and the new firm took the name Spear & Love.
Over the following decades the company came to focus on producing saws, and business grew. In 1814, with the firm now run by Alexander Spear's nephew John Spear, an apprentice named Sam Jackson was added. Jackson proved a capable assistant, and in 1830 the company was renamed Spear & Jackson.
The firm continued to produce saws and other tools throughout the 19th and into the 20th century. In 1962 the company acquired Brades Nash & Tyzack Industries Ltd., and in 1971 bought Spearwell Tools. In 1974 two firms, John Bedford and AMV, were also acquired. The year 1985 saw Spear & Jackson purchased by the James Neill Group following a heated takeover battle.
Neill had been founded in 1889 by accountant James Neill, who like John Love had decided to change careers and become a steelmaker. He spent the better part of a decade developing a patented process for making "composite steel," which combined the best qualities of steel and iron. In 1909 he registered the trademark Eclipse (after a famous British racehorse of the 1760s), and in 1911 began making the world's first composite hacksaw blade. Neill continued to make improvements in his designs, and in 1924 the firm introduced a hacksaw frame design, the 20T, which was later adopted as the standard shape for this type of tool.

Read more: Spear & Jackson, Inc. Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Spear & Jackson, Inc.

ok i found this reference


As I was looking around for information about the Argentina connection I was reminded about how many trademarks Boker USA had. They made: Razor Brand, Razor, Eclipse, Valley Forge, Hilton, Rainbow, Red-Injin, OK, Trenton, Bicycle, Manhatten Cutlery, Tree Brand, Edelweiss and Hardy Bros.

still looking for documentation to back this up and the dates of production.

all this info is new to me, all the trade marks that boker had. I'v tried to do some research in the past but gave up after countless hours and no results so if you find out more please let me know

thats cool mike can you give me the blade markings and the tang markings also was there anything on the original scales?

on the face of the blade: " eclipse "
on the tang : eclipse cutlery co.
on the tang back side: germany
thanks doc I appreciate it

i just recently got for christmas a Boker Edelweiss from SRD thank you Don and Lynn for such a smooth shaver and that awesome lifetime hone warranty!

Just picked up a Boker (my second, first was a 101). It is a 5/8 round point with RADIUM etched in the blade (Boker and 1050 on the tang). Will get pics later (going out of town in 30 mins.). It may have been rescaled but not sure. Ivory colored plastic 3 pin scales(which is unfortunately warped). Will rescale with something nice.

Not sure when this thing was made (obvious later model than 101). Can anyone divulge any info on this one? Anyone know the significance of RADIUM?

Regards,