Thread: One of Gramp's straights I'm seeking info - Boker Knock off?

I need to dig out mine...
But I think the Boker is a "King Cutter" and this is a "King's Cutter"

There where hundreds of razor makers in Solingen before WWII and they made razors (great shavers) for retailers, Barber Supply Companies, Hardware Distributors and the like.

It Heirloom- it's priceless...

Smooth Shaving

Originally Posted by MJC

I need to dig out mine...
But I think the Boker is a "King Cutter" and this is a "King's Cutter"

There where hundreds of razor makers in Solingen before WWII and they made razors (great shavers) for retailers, Barber Supply Companies, Hardware Distributors and the like.

It Heirloom- it's priceless...

Smooth Shaving

Yes, in my original post, noted that King's is plural,
Since the etching around the "King's Cutter is exactly like the original Boker etching I wondered if this razor may have been made by Boker, OR its a knock off,

Because of the "Made in Germany" and "Solingen" stamps. Does this indicate the razor is what is says?

Originally Posted by 4freek

Because of the "Made in Germany" and "Solingen" stamps. Does this indicate the razor is what is says?

Honing and shaving with it would be a pretty good test.
But odds are that if it came out of your Grandfathers collection/use it was made in the huge block of time in the mid 20th century.
If I recall correctly there where 600 razor makers in Solingen in the 1930's.
Since some large companies sold blanks to smaller shops the trail gets hard to follow.

If you had bought it off the 'bay last week and the only stamp was Solingen or some other spelling I'd be second guessing.

And don't forget that your Grandfather could have gotten the razor from someone else.

I have two razors that my Dad gave me that my Grandfather gave to him. Grandpa was an Italian Barber who immigrated to the US after WWI. One of the razors, in used but excellent condition, is an HM Christensen that was made before WWI.
So he bought it used or NOS years after it was made. Unless someone can tell you more it's hard to tell, you could be the fourth generation and not the third (note that I don't know if you are 30 or 70, so there is a wide range here)

One of the members may chime in with more info, the depth of knowledge around here never ceases to amaze me.

Enjoy it, and remember you are the current custodian - and will pass it on.