Thread: The "Shumate Shaving Society"

Gentlemen I would like to invite you to join yet another Razor Club "The Shumate Shaving Society" I know most of you actually have one of these underrated razors in your collection.. Whether you say Shoo-mate or Shoo-ma-tee the results are the same a great shaving little razor....
Information on the company is right here


SHUMATE RAZOR CO
Austin, TX until 1904, then St. Louis, Missouri
ca. 1900 - 1920 SHUMATE CUTLERY CO
St. Louis, Missouri
ca. 1920 - 1932

Most of the razors we see are from St Louis but I would love to see some pics of the rare TX made razors...
The Shumate's I have seen break down into 3 groups...

The named razors.... Tonso, Shuraco, Newport etc: down to the most common Dollar razors...

The second group is the Numbered razors the 027, 650, etc:

And the well known third group of the Barber series the Deluxe, Authentic, and Antiseptics...

Please feel free to expand on the information here and post yer pics of your favorite Shumates, and take your place among the Society of Shumate Shavers....

Some of My "Named" Shumates

A "Tonso" with the original "Candy Scales"




A "Shuraco" with MOP tang and intact gold wash on the blade



The Bling Bling "Newport"

A #0127



A #012

A "Deluxe Barber"



An "Authentic Barber"



A plain ole "Barber"

So in the words of my good friend Doc "Gentleman step on up and let's see the Shumates"

I've owned a Shumate for more than a year now and have never used it! I guess I'll have to break out the hones and give her a try!
If I remember, I'll post pictures later!

Nice pieces Glen, I especially like the Shuraco....

I have my Grandfather's Shumate strop. It was bought before 1904. It is marked from Austin, TX. My first razor keen test with the hanging hair was with a Shumate. It was my first hone/strop job. That was a happy occasion. I recently received a Shumate Argonne. I understand that it is named for The Battle of the Argonne Forest in WWI ( Medal of Honor awardee Sgt.York's battle) . I suppose that would date the razor from sometimes around 1920. It is kinda neat thinking of those returning Doughboys buying new razors. Wadded inside the original box was the paper wrapper with shaving instructions and warranty. The razor has never been honed outside the factory! It will shave hair as- is! I doubt I will ever use it. It is a good companion to the old strop. Someday I shall geta camera and show them off.

Here is my Great Grandfathers razor, needs to be repinned but wow the shave

I've got a nice one NOS even the box is "minty" I'll get er up here asap. She's nothing special to look at but, wow, nice shave. She sets the tone for what I expect out of an American Razor.