Thread: can you tell me about these?

Top one looks like a nice razor: I found some information in my Goins Encyclopedia on Hugo Melchior Supply Co. out of Omaha, NE. Looks like they were an importer of German Blades. Last information on them was about a possible son who continued the business (a full line of barber supplies) until 1939. Their main offices were in Chicago, IL. Interesting thing is that I didn't find anything on them from Philadelphia, PA.

The second razor needs some TLC and then I'm not so sure. Can't read the information on the tang. I would want to take that one to a 1K stone to ensure you have good steel at the bevel before I attempted any restoration on it.

Hope this helps..
Scott

thanks for the info in the melchior. i paid about 16 bucks for it. it seems to be high quality. the second razor is a wedge geo wolstenholm and son and has a pipe on the other side.

It would take a lot of work on the second. The scales are toast and it looks like there's a chip at the toe of the blade. Also looks lake a line of some kind, maybe a crack? Evaluate it first.

The first razor looks great! If the Geo W isn"t cracked, being a wedge, there may be enough steel for it to clean up. If so, Geo W"s make great shavers if you like the weight and the wedge grind. I have a number of the heavy sheffield"s in my collection and can"t fault them at all. Best, wildhog

I just found a Hugo Melchior Razor . antique store in Omaha , NE. marked , Hugo Melchior Supply , Omaha , NE. Blue Steel .
really clean . sharp , should clean up even better . for a company that went out of business in 1939 I am surprised
at how good it looks . somebody took care of it for the last 78 years .