Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

"Moller Barber College" is not a trademark, it's an american barber school established in the late 1800's.

This razor was specially made for them by a manufacturer in Solignen, but which one it is, I don't know. I just thought that it might be possbile that it was a special order made by Boker. The shape of the point, the model # stamped on the tang that fits this razor's description in the catalogue, the curve of the tang, the shoulders, the arrows in the etching LOOK like Boker.

Does anyone know if it was common practice for established manufacturers to make individualized special orders ?

I have an older Robeson made by Boker. It is stamped Robeson but has the tree symbol stamped on the monkey tail.

Ok. As I've understood, "Moller Barber College" it was a network of barbers colleges, and today too. So, it's trademark.
Why H.Boker? There were hundreds companies in Solingen.
Joe, you're right. Boker made the razor for another company, but put own stamp.

Originally Posted by manah

Why H.Boker? There were hundreds companies in Solingen.

It's mostly the arrows in the box, I find they strangely resemble the Boker Arrows. I found that the shape of the blade also looked like Boker. And the model #426 which fit the catalogue description. There seemed to be a few things which pointed towards Boker, that's all.

But since Boker would have stamped their name somewhere on the razor, I'll have to dig around somemore to find out who would have made this razor.

Thanks for the info !