Quote Originally Posted by Hart View Post
Do you think razors stamped with an additional name or as being made for another vendor in addition to the manufacturer less attractive and collectible?
As I see it, it is two-fold. Razors are tools (except for very few rare museum pieces, and even those can arguably be called tools). As such, the collectability is inconsequential to its use. So for me not less attractive. For example: I have a F.A. Koch razor imported razor from Germany. With the large amount of razors imported by Koch, as well as the large number of Solingen razor manufacturers, it is near impossible to figure out who made it. It looks good and shaves very well, though.

On the other hand, one variable of collectability is/can be provenance. Apart from knowing who owned it, provenance is made up of where, when and by whom it was made. If none of these things can be determined with certainty (well, except for the retailer who sold it), collector's value can be determined by physical characteristics.

All in all, I would say: my F.A. Koch is an attractive razor, as it is well made (grind and finish) in beautiful scales (bone with pointed edges) that gives wonderful shaves. It is not, as I see it, very collectible, as Koch razors are quite common and I have no idea who made it.

My 7/8 Klihaso round-point for me is much more collectible, since Klihaso is a known maker, not rare as such, but still I haven't seen very many razors by them. Also, the razor itself is very well made, excellent grind and finish and has a jimped thumbnotch. Not too common a combination of features. I say more collectible, because as such the razor is not highly collectable, but enough for me to say that I will never get rid of it. That, and the shaves are not too shabby, either.

But, apart from rarity, collectability is quite personal.