Thread: M.F. Robeson straight razor?

i was going through some stuff lately and found an old razor. it has robeson's best etched on the blade. couls somebody tell me what its worth if anything?

Need Pics.

Robeson is a good brand and it has followers.

but pics are needed.

Pics, please! Every Robeson I have ever seen was a better than average shaver.

Robeson blades are really nice America Steele and make great shavers JoeD and I have several of them. Some of the earliest Robeson's were actually blades made by NBoker, but in the early 1900's due to the high tax on cutlery imported from Europe they started making there own blades. The manufacturing plant was based in Perry NY and the main distrubution point was on Front Street in Rochester NY. Ok, they were a local manufacture for me and peaked my interest so I did quite a bit of research on them. They are a bit under valued in my opinion but great blades. Post some pics when you get a chance. There is a Robeson razor club in the razor forums you might want to check out.

As CarrieM stated, the early Robesons were made by Boker. Robesons stamped with the name as you noted above were one of the first sold so there is a good chance the one you have was made by Boker. Look for a little tree stamped on the end of the tang and let us know if you find a tree stamped on the side.

Originally Posted by bigjimdog77

couls somebody tell me what its worth if anything?

As a rule, we do not discuss prices in this forum. Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,
Robin

P.S: I have taken the liberty to correct your subject to reflect the actual name of the MFG.

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

As a rule, we do not discuss prices in this forum. Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,
Robin

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Pardon my ignorance... I had no idea it was a rule.. please say it isn't so.

Originally Posted by smythe

Pardon my ignorance... I had no idea it was a rule.. please say it isn't so.

Actually it is more SRP etiquette, than a written rule but yes we do frown on actual discussions of pricing in the open forum... other than in the auction forum and even there it is more of what things already sold for on the auction sites....

Prices and value tend to be more subjective things, so it is always been a "rule" to avoid pricing in the open forum...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Actually it is more SRP etiquette, than a written rule but yes we do frown on actual discussions of pricing in the open forum... other than in the auction forum and even there it is more of what things already sold for on the auction sites....

Prices and value tend to be more subjective things, so it is always been a "rule" to avoid pricing in the open forum...

I have seen $$ talk get WAY out of hand and cause many a flamewar and a potential preditory type sales.

I'm glad for the seporate area for this kind of posting