Thread: Beau Brummel Razors!!!!

Two new ones for the collection, I just finished polishing them up, not too much to do on these actually, just some quick polishing and they needed to slide over the hones and strops.... Unfortunately it is my beard trimming weekend so I don't get to try them out until Monday morning

These are both stamped Beau Brummel #35 and Brummel-Werk Solingen
Here is what I found so far on the brand...

BRESDUCK INC.
224 Canal Street, New York City
Also used trademarks "DUBL-DUCK", "LIFETIME", "NAPOLEON", "BEAU BRUMMEL", "DEUTSCH", "SATINEDGE"
ca. 1930 - 1952; firm became known as Pearlduck in 1952

The first one has the black and yellow scales and has a 5/8 spike point blade...



The second one has black and gray striped scales and has a 11/16 spike point blade...

very nice Glen! Thats one way to skin a duck!

i saw one of these and was going to bid on it. ran out of time and then i looked it up. i so missed out. great looking razors.

vgod

this is very pretty

HEY! That second one looks familiar!

Nice Glen!!

I have 2 Beau Brummels and both are some of my favorites. They really are great razors that don't get near as much the credit. I think the Dubl Ducks keep these razors in the shadows. Thats okay though, more for you and I

Kyle

Originally Posted by oSPANNERo

HEY! That second one looks familiar!

She cleaned up real nice !!! thanks Derek.... I can't believe I snagged the other one the day after you sold me the 11/16....
But in some ways this is a bad thing, because if I have more than one of something, that compulsive part of my personality kicks in, and.... I want MORE MORE MORE!!!! (Sung in my best Billy Idol voice)

Originally Posted by gssixgun

She cleaned up real nice !!! thanks Derek.... I can't believe I snagged the other one the day after you sold me the 11/16....
But in some ways this is a bad thing, because if I have more than one of something, that compulsive part of my personality kicks in, and.... I want MORE MORE MORE!!!! (Sung in my best Billy Idol voice)

See... now you need to build a second cabinet for the Beau's... and while you are at it... a third one for me!

Actually beau brummel has an interesting history. Originally they were sold and distributed by a variety of sellers in the U.S. Bresnick sold them along with the Vesuvius and Napoleon and a few other brands. After WWll Pearlduck became the exclusive distributer for beau brummel and you will see those razors have on the tang, instead of beau brummel Werk they say beau brummel razors, Jamaica N.Y. The Box has the same address as Pearl Duck. So the question is, did beau brummel manufacture all the popular DD razors during the pearlduck era?

An update to this thread I have shaved with both of these now....
I have found them to be every bit as good as my DD's....And just as easy to sharpen... Very nice razors!!!