How many razors do you have by brand?

[Joed]

If you peruse through SRP long enough of do a search on a specific topic you will notice some popular topics repeated numerous times and one of the topics would be "What is the best razor?". The answer to that question is dependent on personal preferences and changes by the day. A better question would be "What brand razors do you have more than one of?". This would not answer the 'Best' question but rather which brand is worth buying more than one of.

I keep my razors in a database I designed for easy reference, cost, date purchased and other trivia. At this time about 25% of my razors were purchased off ebay the rest are local finds. When I first started on this journey most came from ebay. Today, it is rare that I buy an ebay razor. I don't buy just a specific brand when we go hunting but purchase razors where the countries of origin have a good track record. I am very rarely disappointed. The counts by manufacturer I posted below are as much a statistic of what brands were popular in my area of the country, Western New York state, as much as it states which brands I would purchase more than one of. This is a count of all of our razors, CarrieM, JrJoed and myself. CarrieM has us beat with her JR Torrey's.

Lastly, the average cost per razor, including the brands with a count of 1 is $27.78 for those of you that keep asking about the value of your razor. Do note that this will not help you determine the value of your razor but will reflect on what I am willing to pay for a razor. We have left many a razors behind because they looked just fine were they were displayed (too expensive for the value we put on them).

So, here's our list of manufacturers with the razor counts. I am only listing the brands with counts over one. Please excuse the formatting as I just cut and pasted from the database query.

J. R. Torrey 26
Wade and Butcher 25
J. A. Henckels 21
Genco 20
Robeson 15
C-Mon 14
Clauss 11
Boker 15
Dubl Duck 7
C. V. Heljestrand 6
G. Wostenholm and Son 11
Red Imp 5
Fredrick Reynolds 4
Joseph Rogers and Sons 7
Geneva Cuttlery 4
Hess 4
Blue Steel 4
F. W. Engels 4
Puma 3
Unknown 3
Thistle Cut 3
SSA 3
Dovo 3
ERN 3
Kama 3
Worchester 3
Electric 3
Bengall 2
W.H. Morley and sons Clover Brand 2
Butcher Brothers 2
Thomas Turner 2
Joseph Elliot 2
Keen Kutter 2
Dorko 2
Maher & Grosh 2
Ramapo Co 2
Larkin 2
Bartmann 2
Filarmonica 2
Perfecto 2
Peaso 2
Marsh & Sheppard 2
CROWN & SWORD 2

Please post your counts by manufacturer, where most were purchased from and where you are located.

[tekbow]

you need to buy more razors.

[Walt]

So, here's our list of manufacturers with the razor counts. I am only listing the brands with counts over one.

This is going to take a while and I'm not such a good typist. I live in Florida, but I look for razors wherever I travel. Mine come from everywhere: flea markets, estate auction, eBay, yard sales, Craig's List, etc.. I love the hunt!

Regards - Walt

Allen, Jos. - 2
Boker - 4
Case - 2
Cattaraugus - 4
Clauss - 4
C-Mon - 5
Curley - 3
Dovo - 2
Droescher - 5
Dubl-Duck - 4
Elliot, Jos. - 3
Elliot, Wm - 3
Engstrom - 5
Ern - 10
Genco - 8
Giesen & Forsthoff - 3
Grah & Plumacher - 2
Greaves - 8
Henckels - 5
Higgins - 2
Imperial - 4
Jung - 2
Koch, FA - 2
Korn - 2
Kropp - 3
Krusius Bro - 3
LF&C - 8
Lecoultre - 8
Litt - 5
Manhattan - 5
Peres - 2
Reynolds - 4
Robeson - 7
Rodgers - 6
Shumate - 2
Simmons - 2
Sunbury - 3
Torrey - 6
Union - 7
Vulcan - 2
Wade & Butcher - 25
Weck - 25
Wester Bro - 3
Wilbert - 2
Wiss - 2
Worcester - 2
Wostenholm - 10

Well - you asked! I have photos of the them HERE. But they ended up in reverse alphabetical order.

[MickRussell]

Bengall - 2
Joseph Allen & Son - 1
Magnetic Platypus - 1
Packwood - 1

Obviously I haven't been at this as long as some

[DLB]

STRAIGHT RAZORS:
Boker 1
Case Red Imp 2
D. O. & H. Company (Germany) 1
Dovo 3
dubl duck 2
Filarmonica 2
Hart Steel 2
Heljestrand 2
Henckels 2
Le Grelot 4
Revisor 3
Strega (Sweden) 1
Thiers-Issard 2
Torrey 1
Union Cutlery Spike 3
Wade and Butcher 1
Waterville 1
Wostenholm 1

PURCHASED:
10 new razors (Classic Razors, Revisor, SRD, Vintage Blade)
5 private dealers
4 eBay.fr
15 eBay.us

COUNTRY:
USA 9
Germany 12
France 6
Sweden 3
England 2
Spain 2

LOCATION:
Central Texas

TOTAL: 34 (Looking for one more French razor to make 35)

[gssixgun]

I have a few "Collections" going that I tend to like these brands

Dubl Duck = 11
C-MON = 8
Beau Brummel = 5
Kinfolks = 4
Geneva/Genco = 4
Shumate = 10
Puma = 3
Cattaraugus = 3
Hess = 6
Thistle = 4
Boker = 4
Henckels = 3

My razor of choice for my face/taste is a 5/8-6/8 Extreme Hollow grind with a spike point and bright flashy scales, I tend to like Solingen and NY American steels so they make up about 80% of my razors. I have only 2 Sheffield blades in my collection, a W&B Special and a Bengall... I have a few Customs, a couple of Filarmonica's and TI's and a few Japanese razors and Kamisori that I really enjoy, I have at last count 97 razors, which is way more than I need, but way less than I would like

[johnmrson]

I don't really know. I've got about 150 straights (give or take a few). I know I've got 15 Customs, approx 40 German, 30 Sheffield, 25 French, 20 Swedish, 5 US, 5 Japanese, 5 Spanish, 5 Russian and a few unknowns.

[pzak327]

Thiers-Issard 1
Dovo 1
Joseph Rogers and Sons 1
Union Cutlery Spike 1

As you can tell I am a newbie

[Pithor]

I don't have a lot of doubles, let alone many by the same manufacturers. The multiples I do have seem to come in pairs: C.V. Heljestrand, E.A. Berg, F.W. Söderén (Eskilstuna); Andersson (Malmö), although I'm not even 100% sure they're by the same Anders(s)on.

I noticed early on into this hobby that I was, quite indiscriminately, amassing razors. So to avoid hoarding a gigantic pile but still enjoying the acquisition of razors, I decided to focus on collecting Swedish razors by as many different manufacturers as possible. One nice one by each manufacturer, possibly doubles if I find a second really nice specimen at a decent price (I refuse to pay silly money for razors) or if they appear in a lot (but I tend to get rid of those, as Swedish razors tend to already be rather similar among manufacturers and quite utilitarian).

I have a few Sheffields, two Japanese ones, some Solingens (which I tend to reach for most often), but again, those are special; either very nice specimens, gifts from friends, or both.

tl;dr: I like my collection to have a point, rather than me ending up as some sort of Scrooge McRazor.

Regards,

Pieter

[Badgister]

The focus of my collection has changed over the years. When I first got into the hobby, all my razors were Dovos as they were the most readily available. I quite liked the 6/8 shoulderless Dovo Bismarck, of which I had three ( bone, black and red celluloid)

Then I got into vintage razors and focused on collecting Pumas. That was fun because there are so many different models in various permutations and combinations. The novelty faded over the years especially after I started to feel like a crazy cat lady. Most of them are in new homes, although I still have two in my collection.

Currently my collection is no longer brand centric, and consists primarily of vintage Solingen full hollows, 6/8 and larger. I find most brands within that category to be of similar quality and actually prefer the more obscure ( less hyped) brands. Much cheaper too!

Cheers!

Zayid