Thread: Help me Identify this razor

I just bought a razor from a man for exactly $30, it's a little tarnished, but other wise it's in good shape.

On the Blade it reads "Genco Master Barber, Geneva N.Y U.S.A"

I've seen a few Genco Master Barber style razors before, but never one like this.


The oddest Part about this razor (other than the fact that it seems a little thinner than most other Genco blade (but might just be me)) is that the scales are made out of a sigle peice of plastic (maybe bakelight), a yellowish color, and it has a corn cob style to it, it's hard to explain. But, the scales definatley are modeled to look like corn.

Also, in my opinion the scales seem a little lighter than they should, but again that may be just me. (kinda cheap actually)

(maybe later I can get around to posting a picture of it)

I'm really just wondering if this is a rare blade or why I cant seem to find any others like it online, and if 30 bucks was a fair price for it.

We don't do appraisals here, but I'll tell you that most likely the scales are not original. Replacement scales were very common for the repair of broken ones. I wouldn't consider a Genco Master Barber to be a rare blade, but all Gencos are great shavers.