Thread: The start of my collection

So I went to a nearby antique mall today. Picked up some razors. Got a good deal on all the non straight razors bundled. Can't tell what I gave but it was a bargain Now I need to clean them up. Not so sure about the straights though.

· Eversharp Schick Injector Razor – 1946
· Schick Krona
· Gillette Atra. Came out in 1977. First Gillette with pivoting head.
· Gillette Super Speed 47-54 (my year 1953)
· Red Tip –C2 second quarter of 1957 made from 1955-1960
· Lady Gilllette 1971 3^rd quarter (r3)

Straights

• A. Kastor & Bros Germany 1876 through 1937. I'm guess its early 1900's or 1800's The 30's models seem to be stamped as OMB and not <O> <B> <M>. The fancy design on the tang is also present.
• Can't read the other yet. Looks as if it starts as L. LE (something) bros Germany

Very nice haul,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Way to jump in !!

Interestingly, the last one pictured has a feature on the front tang discussed in an earlier thread. Seems the maker is obscured by the hash marks(looks like something and sons?), but Germany is pristine on the back. Last one I saw had the slashes on both sides. It sure looks like a Boker to me??
Ideas?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Interestingly, the last one pictured has a feature on the front tang discussed in an earlier thread. Seems the maker is obscured by the hash marks(looks like something and sons?), but Germany is pristine on the back. Last one I saw had the slashes on both sides. It sure looks like a Boker to me??
Ideas?

Your right. I mistyped with Bros. I meant Sons.

Congrats on the good finds. These were all at one antique mall?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Congrats on the good finds. These were all at one antique mall?

One lucky place

Originally Posted by JustN

Your right. I mistyped with Bros. I meant Sons.

Does anyone have any information on the A. Kastor & Bros tang stamps? What time period a certain stamp was used?
Is it a good razor? Do both razors look salvageable? They did to me at the time...but I'm new to this.
Anyone have any ideas what that second razor is?

I think it is a Boker 1056 made for and stamped with a hardware/barber's supply name on the front tang. Seems someone wanted to obliterate the name on the front, probably a new owner of the business, or someone who bought out old stock to resell.

With a ton searching on the Internet and a magnifying glass and a ton of patience I have discovered the name.
L. Levenson's Sons

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ons-razor.html
and another website both show that L. Levenson's Sons was a dry goods manufacturer in the city of Boston.

I'm guessing that Boker made the Boker 1056 for that company. Maybe the deal fell through so they marked out the name and sold them all to another company/retailer???