Thread: Help identifying some razors?

Originally Posted by qovneob

Hey guys. First off I'm a beard guy so sorry in advance for not knowing anything about shaving. I discovered a box of my grandpas old straight razors while helping clean out my mom's basement and wondered if anyone could provide any info on these. I'm interested to know if they're worth anything. For what its worth, grandpa was born in 1913

...as knowledge is relatively easy to acquire, yet there is still so much more that I do not know than that which I do know.

Now, for your razors. In terms of monetary value, I would not get my hopes up: these are relatively common workhorse razors. They seem to be in decent shape with some wear and thus, by all means, usable. They seem like decent, no frills shavers.

As heirlooms however, they are invaluable: your grandfather obviously used these on a regular basis, so they offer you a relatively concrete line to your family's past, like tiny selective time machines. But make no mistake, to people who do not have this personal connection to these razors they are old, moderately worn tools. To me, the heirloom factor would outweigh their limited monetary value.