How do you store/display your razors?

Share some pictures of the "prized" side of your bathroom vanity. Let's see how you store/display your precious shavers. I keep mine tucked into this little wooden parchment holder, so they're protected from splashing water on my vanity. It's also a plus that it looks nice. I'm missing a few razors from this picture, such as a restored T. Hessenbruch double bear with honey horn scales, and a Touraine Noonan & Sons coming in the mail :)

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In case you're wondering, from top to bottom:

Post 1890 Wade and Butcher "Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor" 9/8
1918 Schumate Vanadium For Barbers (scales are genuine tortoise) 5/8
1914-18 Wester Bros. Anchor Brand "Manganese Steel" with Ivory scales 5/8
1920's Peter Hahn for S.R. Droescher New York 4/8
1930's-40's(?) Geneva Cutlery Inc. 5/8
1920's Dubl Duck "Dwarf" 5/8(?)
1920's Heckel Bros. "Bob White" 4/8
1870-1880(?) Wade and Butcher "Fine India Steel" 6/8, most likely formerly 7/8. (Work in progress.)

Please feel free to correct me on any dates, I'm just going off of my own knowledge and research! :D

Most of my razors have some level of restoration done on them, as these are my shavers and I'd like for them to continue to do so.

I just stand mine up in a pewter mug in the order that I use them.

5/8 Ralf What
5/8 Puma
5/8 Gisen Forstoff
6/8 Dovo
7/8 Gilchrist
7/8 Geo. Wostenholm I-XL
6/8 Talked Eye Witness

Here's my methods:

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Takes a bit of planning and a lot of time.
Have fun with your journey
~Richard
PS I am a piker compared to some of these folks!
First Rule of collecting: ""Someone will always have more and better, and paid less!""
Second Rule of collecting: ""Wait for Sales"

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The box is a hinged shadow box that I picked up at a hobby home store. The stainless steel Dovo on the bottom right is my every day shaver. The one on the bottom left is supposed to be my backup and/or travel razor. The top one was my Great Grandfather's razor with his case displayed below it. Have only used that one three times. A great shaver but I am afraid to drop it or something.

Richard, I wish that you weren't so far away. I'd love to come visit your beautiful display.

Being a bachelor with no need for fine china (I'm a paper plate kinda guy, yeah I know I'm a low life Har!) I store and display my razors in the china cabinet.
This is an old photo, I now have blades left and right of the main area shown.
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For information:
The rare earth magnets from the auction houses are great! A razor will hang from the tang easily and with enough strength that you can swing it in small circles from the magnet.
Get some at least 4mm in diameter and 4mm or more in length. Should be able to get 50 or more for less than $10 shipped.
They can hang razors from metal shelf supports, many mirror lamp housings, and can be glued into holes in a board to space them correctly.
A way to think outside, or in, the box!
~Richard
PS. I do live alone!

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Originally Posted by Geezer

For information:
The rare earth magnets from the auction houses are great! A razor will hang from the tang easily and with enough strength that you can swing it in small circles from the magnet.
Get some at least 4mm in diameter and 4mm or more in length. Should be able to get 50 or more for less than $10 shipped.
They can hang razors from metal shelf supports, many mirror lamp housings, and can be glued into holes in a board to space them correctly.
A way to think outside, or in, the box!
~Richard
PS. I do live alone!

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That's right Geezer, rare earth magnets are AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is my storage style. With some of the Misses help.


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5/8 Eric Anton Berg in blue acrylic
5/8 George Wostenholm in horn
5/8 JA Henckels Friodur in purple abalone
13/16 Joseph Rogers near wedge in horn
5/8 HESS 1 in cracked ice (replated)
6/8 Revisor 6049 sq. point
5/8 Case Red IMP 132 wedge
5/8 W&B Bow in Cocobolo
6/8 W&B Spanish point in CF
6/8 Merrell Hardware square point in Seafoam acrylic
(Not pictured)
6/8 Dovo Carrie
6/8 Dovo Flowing
6/8 Hart Steel BoC "Not a Replica"
6/8 Gold Dollar worked blade barbers notch in G10 ghost jade

Beautiful,,,,,,,,,,,

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That's right Geezer, rare earth magnets are AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yep! :tu

1/4" x 1" with 7lbs. pull

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I'm in the process of turning my Manly Can into a Shave Den. The new shelves went up here. Guns & knives are gone.

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A minor concern...
If you have a cat, they dearly love to play with objects, especially things with fur or that swing!
My buddy found that out.

~Richard

Got two kitties and no kiddies. Thanks for the advice. ;)

This is where I store a few of my 20+ razors. My wife tells me it looks like something a store uses to display plates maybe. I really don't know. I bought it for $1.50 at a non-profit Goodwill type of place.


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Mike

I really messed up on that one. First it shows my pictures rotated left, then when I try to fix it........too many pics. Sorry folks! :banghead: Says I can manage my attachments......but I don't know which ones to delete. Sigh. Challenged.


Mike

Hooray! Success! I gotta take a break now.:p


Mike

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Originally Posted by mglindo

I really messed up on that one. First it shows my pictures rotated left, then when I try to fix it........too many pics. Sorry folks! :banghead: Says I can manage my attachments......but I don't know which ones to delete. Sigh. Challenged.


Mike

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I deleted all the photos with manager in my post and started over and uploaded them again. There might be a better way.

I posted similar pictures somewhere else in the forums a bit ago. These are updated some. All my straights are stored outside the bathroom. Most all are in pen storage boxes. This is an example of one of my Sheffield boxes. I removed the 2 small desiccant bags from each drawer just for the pictures. I have never had any rust issues when using these boxes. They are available from Amazon. The cabinet contains my father's Gillette Aristocrat which he bought when he returned from WW2. I learned to shave with it. Also my great-grandfather's shaving mug with his initials circa 1913. A gift from my grandfather who was a barber in Caribou, Maine.
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Since I've managed to whittle the down to a more manageable number, I bought myself a nice display cabinet and they now reside in my home office.

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Right now, like this. But my Dad is wood-shopping me some stands that are less precarious. Should have them in December.
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