Quote Originally Posted by dotanuki View Post
This wasn't some guy's razor, but an entire barbershop--or at least one chair in a barbershop. Thousands of men's beards, regular customers, lives lived and shared in that chair on the edge of the razor. Lots of skill, craftsmanship, friendship and trust in this picture. Stories I can't even imagine.
Yes, it's very humbling when you think about this having been someone's very social livelihood. I'm not surprised it took a couple of generations before someone was willing to sell this collection.