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Found this recently the only marking on the tang is the tree brand logo it looks like the one from the 30's i saw somewere here blade is etched "Bazar DeVelasco Manila" a Boker from the Phillipines? it needs alot of work but i thought it was realy cool.
It is very cool. I have not seen another like it. You should post those pics up in the BokerBrotherhood.
Kinda reminds me of a George W's Pipe Razor... Very unique for a Boker. Did you shave yet?
Thanks guys it still needs alot of work i think i finaly got to good steel setting the bevel last night wanted to make sure i could get a good edge before i spent to many hours cleaning it up.
Boker were a very prolific razor maker and I've seen alot of different models from them but it's the first I've seen with a connection to Manila.
Hello there,
I think this interesting razor was made by Boker for a store in Manila.
There is a link for some old history of the founder in late 1800.
Frankie Thelma Lewey and Francis Albert Jerrett :Information about Don Mariano Velasco Chua Chengco and note this part in second paragraph :
The grandfather of Felisa Velasco Go was one of the nine sons of Mariano Velasco Chua Chengco, who owned the famous Bazaar Velasco at 8 Calle Nueva near Escolta in Binondo, Manila from the 19th century up to the 1930s, when the Great Depression caused a lot of business to crash.
In spanish Bazaar Velasco is Bazar de Velasco.
Hope this help.
Yep that was made for a store in manila alright. Many razor manufacturers did this. I have a German Eye razor with Asian Writing on it.
100fuegos, thanks so much for the link it was great to get a little background on the razor I tryed google to no avail before thanks again
I still think the old Bokers are among the very best shavers ever made. Have not met one in decent condition that I have not had a great shave from. Hope this one cleans up and serves you well.
Have fun.
Hi jeg227, you are welcome and it’s my pleasure.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeg227
i think that when any one of us take an old SR, and better if it has been repaired by one self, it is not only this little piece of steel that we hold. It is history.
For me your razor also mean the fall of spanish empire and new times and countries emerging in world history.
So, as Lynn said, have fun and enjoy.
Greetings from down, down south.
Just wanted to send a very-belated thanks for this thread ... I found one of these razors in some old family possessions recently, and wondered what the heck the story was. Now I just need to figure out why one of my ancestors was in the Philippines back then.
And figure out if I'm brave enough to try a little restoration on it. The thing has a good feel, and it would be fun to try shaving with it again ...
Might have a little gem right there, please re-post pics when you're done working on her, excellent find!
Will do ... and thanks!
