How many razors do you have by brand?
If you peruse through SRP long enough of do a search on a specific topic you will notice some popular topics repeated numerous times and one of the topics would be "What is the best razor?". The answer to that question is dependent on personal preferences and changes by the day. A better question would be "What brand razors do you have more than one of?". This would not answer the 'Best' question but rather which brand is worth buying more than one of.
I keep my razors in a database I designed for easy reference, cost, date purchased and other trivia. At this time about 25% of my razors were purchased off ebay the rest are local finds. When I first started on this journey most came from ebay. Today, it is rare that I buy an ebay razor. I don't buy just a specific brand when we go hunting but purchase razors where the countries of origin have a good track record. I am very rarely disappointed. The counts by manufacturer I posted below are as much a statistic of what brands were popular in my area of the country, Western New York state, as much as it states which brands I would purchase more than one of. This is a count of all of our razors, CarrieM, JrJoed and myself. CarrieM has us beat with her JR Torrey's.
Lastly, the average cost per razor, including the brands with a count of 1 is $27.78 for those of you that keep asking about the value of your razor. Do note that this will not help you determine the value of your razor but will reflect on what I am willing to pay for a razor. We have left many a razors behind because they looked just fine were they were displayed (too expensive for the value we put on them).
So, here's our list of manufacturers with the razor counts. I am only listing the brands with counts over one. Please excuse the formatting as I just cut and pasted from the database query.
J. R. Torrey 26
Wade and Butcher 25
J. A. Henckels 21
Genco 20
Robeson 15
C-Mon 14
Clauss 11
Boker 15
Dubl Duck 7
C. V. Heljestrand 6
G. Wostenholm and Son 11
Red Imp 5
Fredrick Reynolds 4
Joseph Rogers and Sons 7
Geneva Cuttlery 4
Hess 4
Blue Steel 4
F. W. Engels 4
Puma 3
Unknown 3
Thistle Cut 3
SSA 3
Dovo 3
ERN 3
Kama 3
Worchester 3
Electric 3
Bengall 2
W.H. Morley and sons Clover Brand 2
Butcher Brothers 2
Thomas Turner 2
Joseph Elliot 2
Keen Kutter 2
Dorko 2
Maher & Grosh 2
Ramapo Co 2
Larkin 2
Bartmann 2
Filarmonica 2
Perfecto 2
Peaso 2
Marsh & Sheppard 2
CROWN & SWORD 2
Please post your counts by manufacturer, where most were purchased from and where you are located.
compilation of former lists
Hello all,
I couldn't help but compile the former messages altogether into one big list.
Notes:
- I took all lists up to post #32 included
- I took only the brands with counts over one
- When possible, I wrote "Name, Initials", to make it easier to find items in the list.
- I did two identical lists, but with alphabetical or numerical (?) order.
I also created quick location, source summary as I could...
Please help me:
- add/complete the "summary" list,
- expand the acronyms (e.g. "S. S. A.", and so on"),
- correct it, especially in order to get the full names right, since I'm new and I don't know if sometimes it is mis-spelled or if it is a new (slightly different) brand (e.g. "Worcester" and "Worchester", and so on...)
Also, please feel free to edit this one by adding you inventory, rather than posting just yours...
Cheers
Christophe.
"Summary (?)":
PURCHASED
used : 27
customs : 15
new : 10
SELLER
ebay : 29
private : 5
online forums (SRP, ...) : 3
anitque stores and flea markets : ?
COUNTRY
Germany : 52
France : 31
Sweden : 23
England : 21
USA : 17
Spain : 7
Russian : 5
Japan : 5
By Alphabetical Order:
Allen, Jos. : 2
Bartmann : 2
Beau Brummel : 5
Bengall : 4
Blue Steel : 4
Boker : 23
Boker King Cutter : 6
Butcher Brothers : 2
C-Mon : 27
C. V. Heljestrand : 6
Case : 2
Case Red Imp : 2
Cattaraugus : 7
Clauss : 15
CROWN & SWORD : 2
Curley : 3
DD : 25
Dorko : 5
Dovo : 18
Droescher : 5
Dubl Duck : 24
Electric : 3
Elliot, Jos. : 7
Elliot, Wm : 3
Engels, F. W. : 4
Engstrom : 5
Ern : 13
Filarmonica : 6
Flaschner : 2
Fredrick Reynolds : 4
G. Wostenholm and Son : 11
Genco : 28
Geneva Cuttlery : 4
Geneva/Genco : 4
Giensen & Forsthoff : 6
Gold Dollar : 2
Grah & Plumacher : 2
Greaves : 8
Hart Steel : 2
Heljestrand : 2
Henckels : 10
Henckels, Friodur : 2
Henckels, J. A. : 21
Hess : 10
Higgins : 2
Imperial : 4
Jordan, A. J. : 7
Joseph Rogers and Sons : 7
Jung : 2
Kama : 3
Kamisori : 3
Keen Kutter : 2
Kinfolks : 4
Koch, F. A. : 2
Korn : 2
Kropp : 3
Krusius Bro : 3
L. F. & C. : 8
Larkin : 2
Le Grelot : 4
Lecoultre : 8
Litt : 5
Livi : 5
Maher & Grosh : 2
Manhattan : 5
Marsh & Sheppard : 2
Mastro Livi : 2
Otto Busch : 2
Peaso : 2
Peres : 2
Perfecto : 2
Puma : 11
Ramapo Co : 2
Red Imp : 5
Revisor : 3
Reynolds : 4
Robeson : 22
Rodgers : 6
S. S. A. : 3
Shumate : 12
Simmons : 2
Solingen (non branded) : 2
Sunbury : 3
Thiers-Issard : 11
Thistle : 4
Thistle Cut : 3
Thomas Turner : 2
Torrey, J. R. : 32
Underwood : 7
Union : 7
Union Cutlery Spike : 3
Unknown : 3
Vulcan : 2
W. H. Morley and sons Clover Brand : 2
Wacker : 4
Wade & Butcher : 52
Weck : 25
Wester Bro : 3
Wilbert : 2
Williams : 3
Wiss : 2
Worcester : 2
Worchester : 3
Wostenholm : 10
By Decreasing Order:
Wade & Butcher : 52
Torrey, J. R. : 32
Genco : 28
C-Mon : 27
DD : 25
Weck : 25
Dubl Duck : 24
Boker : 23
Robeson : 22
Henckels, J. A. : 21
Dovo : 18
Clauss : 15
Ern : 13
Shumate : 12
G. Wostenholm and Son : 11
Puma : 11
Thiers-Issard : 11
Henckels : 10
Hess : 10
Wostenholm : 10
Greaves : 8
L. F. & C. : 8
Lecoultre : 8
Cattaraugus : 7
Elliot, Jos. : 7
Jordan, A. J. : 7
Joseph Rogers and Sons : 7
Underwood : 7
Union : 7
Boker King Cutter : 6
C. V. Heljestrand : 6
Filarmonica : 6
Giensen & Forsthoff : 6
Rodgers : 6
Beau Brummel : 5
Dorko : 5
Droescher : 5
Engstrom : 5
Litt : 5
Livi : 5
Manhattan : 5
Red Imp : 5
Bengall : 4
Blue Steel : 4
Engels, F. W. : 4
Fredrick Reynolds : 4
Geneva Cuttlery : 4
Geneva/Genco : 4
Imperial : 4
Kinfolks : 4
Le Grelot : 4
Reynolds : 4
Thistle : 4
Wacker : 4
Curley : 3
Electric : 3
Elliot, Wm : 3
Kama : 3
Kamisori : 3
Kropp : 3
Krusius Bro : 3
Revisor : 3
S. S. A. : 3
Sunbury : 3
Thistle Cut : 3
Union Cutlery Spike : 3
Unknown : 3
Wester Bro : 3
Williams : 3
Worchester : 3
Allen, Jos. : 2
Bartmann : 2
Butcher Brothers : 2
Case : 2
Case Red Imp : 2
CROWN & SWORD : 2
Flaschner : 2
Gold Dollar : 2
Grah & Plumacher : 2
Hart Steel : 2
Heljestrand : 2
Henckels, Friodur : 2
Higgins : 2
Jung : 2
Keen Kutter : 2
Koch, F. A. : 2
Korn : 2
Larkin : 2
Maher & Grosh : 2
Marsh & Sheppard : 2
Mastro Livi : 2
Otto Busch : 2
Peaso : 2
Peres : 2
Perfecto : 2
Ramapo Co : 2
Simmons : 2
Solingen (non branded) : 2
Thomas Turner : 2
Vulcan : 2
W. H. Morley and sons Clover Brand : 2
Wilbert : 2
Wiss : 2
Worcester : 2