Good evening gentlemen! This query I am making is on behalf of a fellow SMF member. He recently acquired his grandfather's collection of straight and he would like to know more about them. Here is his original post:

I finally found my grandfather's collection - he passed in 1949 - of 19 straight razors, all never used, all in their boxes.

Before I take pictures, I'm wondering if anyone can comment on these:

Made in Sheffield England:
Geo. Wostenholm & Son - there are two "Superbs", two "I*XLs" and one "Conqueror"
Kropp Razor

Made in Solingen Germany:
Silver Ring
Wester Bros Best, No.32
I. Rosenbaum Black Diamond
G. D'Avanzo Maestro
J.A. Henckels Twin Works

Made in Eskilstna Sweden:
C.V. Heljestrand

Made in Paris
Rasoirs J.Coudert

Finally, I also have two "Klopps" and three "H. Broker & Co.'s Red Injun No.101" I know without pictures I am asking a lot, but my camera is broken right now. Eventually I hope to be able to find out when these were made. Thanks ahead to any responses. Sadly, my grandfather passed before I was born, and when my father was 17. My father passed when I was 12, so I have no knowledge as to why my grandfather collected these, or even if he used straights like these. The only thing I do know is I routinely shave with my 1949 SS, which was a gift to my father from his parents at this high school graduation.

And here is a follow up post explaining the reasons for his inquiry;

Quite the contrary John, I am not inquiring about monetary value per se, and as you correctly point out, they are not for sale.
Rather, I am very interested in learning from the straight razor community whether these razors are any of the razors sought after today. That is, is there a rare British Aristocrat, or a "195" among the group.

I wonder if its possible to learn why my grandfather chose these particular razors to collect. For a gentleman who moved from Manhatten to NJ in 1920, who continued until his death in 1949 to commute by train to his job in Manhatten as a sporting goods store clerk, I am just curious about his motiviation regarding these particular razors.

I would appreciate any help that you fine gents will undoubtedly provide! Thanks in advance!

Warmest regards, Niksa