Thread: McCoy & Co. Frameback?

Hi All,

I stopped at an Antique shop on my way back home form a road trip today. I went in looking for a 10x3 natural coticule combo (VERY high hopes) and ended up finding this razor, a Gillette Fatboy in its case, and a W&B that I may have to go back to get.







Is anyone familiar with McCoy & Co.? Nothing is listed on the back side of the blade, and the only thing listed on the tag indicated that the scales were tortoise. I have no clue how to determine whether or not the scales are genuine tortoise, though I have my doubts. The flaky area near the pivot looks amazingly like horn to me.

Still, an unrusted frameback with basically no honewear? I grabbed it since the owner seemed to want to move it TODAY and gave me a very nice (as in rusted out ebay special) price along with the Fatboy, which was also favorably priced.

I'm hoping this won't turn out to be a razor made in Pakistan with poorly tempered steel, so I hope that someone out there can give me some information on it. Sorry about the pics - I didn't have time to set up a lightbox.

Thanks,

- Mark (S-4-C)

Sorry. Can't tell you anything about the company. I own a McCoy & Sanders Warranted razor. They may be related. I like to call mine my Star Trek razor or Leonard "Bones" McCoy.

"McCoy & Co" existed 1893-1908. Located in New York City, and owned by Joseph Francis McCoy.
Nice razor. But I don't think, that the scales are genuine tortoise.

Originally Posted by manah

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Nice razor. But I don't think, that the scales are genuine tortoise.

Indeed they are not! Mottled horn actually!

Originally Posted by manah

"McCoy & Co" existed 1893-1908. Located in New York City, and owned by Joseph Francis McCoy.
Nice razor. But I don't think, that the scales are genuine tortoise.

Thank you for the information! I was hoping someone would be able to refer to a copy of Krumholz or Goins in order to provide some background on this razor, though I had no idea of it's age. I can only hope to look so good when I'm 100+ years old and no "resto" work.

I'm not debating the thoughts about the handle being horn since I thought that's what it was myself. However, in cleaning it up a bit tonight I noticed that the darker spots have a different texture and seem to go through the material instead of being on the surface. Is it possible that they're real after all? How would I check, or can I?

Being a HADdict, I'm still stuck on whether or not you were creating mental images of hoping to find a 10x3 coticule at random (not a bad idea, it makes perfect sense to me) or you were chasing down a possible lead??

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Being a HADdict, I'm still stuck on whether or not you were creating mental images of hoping to find a 10x3 coticule at random (not a bad idea, it makes perfect sense to me) or you were chasing down a possible lead??

Chris L

Nope, no lead. I just went in with high hopes, but not expecting to find anything.

That blade is identical to this Fredrick Reynolds I own .
I suspect the razor was made in Sheffield by Fredrick Reynolds for McCoy & Co. . It should be a great shaver once it's been honed properly .

I suspect the razor was made in Sheffield by Fredrick Reynolds for McCoy & Co.

No. Such form of an edge was done by many companies.

Originally Posted by manah

No. Such form of an edge was done by many companies.

Perhaps one manufacturer made blades for many different companies . I also have another Fred. Reynolds with the same style blade and identical scales to the razor in question .