Thread: Mother-loads O.o

I have found the mother loads...at least in my local area.

Around Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky, there is a town called Grand Rivers. In this town there is an antique shop. In this antique shop, there is a display case filled with straight razors. Old ones, new ones, wedges, full hollows, you name it it's there. And the best part is that they are relatively cheap. They ranged from $14.50 - $115.00 and a lot of them on the low side. As far as I can tell, they were all high quality but needed just a bit of TLC. In total there was 65 straights, all neatly lined up looking pretty. The man must've been a collector. Well there's actually 64 now. I bought a J. A. Henckels from there for a whopping...are you ready for it?...$18.50! I'm going to say that's a deal. It needs a little grime taken off and to be honed of course but it's a beauty.

The second I actually got at a shop I frequent in Cadiz, Kentucky. I now know to check in glass cases for straights and when I looked in the one right in front of the shop-keeper, there was 16 more all in fairly good condition. These prices ranged from $6-$16. I saw one that I liked but it had a very big piece of the blade chipped off. It had the word Kama on the handle. I settled for a $16 one that is made by M. Jung (whoever that is) from New York and was made in Germany.

So I've added two to my collection. I'll post pics of them later. Can anyone tell me who M. Jung is?

Congrats on finding a load of razors and choosing one for yourself. After your post here I'd be surprised if there are any left by end of day tomorrow.

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Now get that Henckels honed up and back in service! We do like lots of pictures in our forums so if you can, we would appreciate some pictures of your find. Local finds are just GREAT!!

I think I see a weekend trip in the near future.

Haha! Awesome! But be warned. The one with the tiger stripes is mine! I'm saving for it.

Decided I should show you the case where I got the J. A. Heneckels at.





Feast your eyes!!!

Tell me quickly if I'm not allowed to do this.

If it's in nice shape and is within your budget, make sure you grab that F.W. Engels Special. It's on the second self with the cream colored scales with the clover leaf bolster(the bolster should read F.W.E. Special). IMO, Engels are among the finest German made straights out there.

Thanks for sharing and posting the pictures. Too bad a road trip is out of the question for me.

Originally Posted by Theseus

If it's in nice shape and is within your budget, make sure you grab that F.W. Engels Special. It's on the second self with the cream colored scales with the clover leaf bolster(the bolster should read F.W.E. Special). IMO, Engels are among the finest German made straights out there.

Awesome. I'll totally check it out next time I'm there. But I can't remember if it was one of the Expensive ones or not and the next thing I'm purchasing is The World of Straight Razors with Lynn Abrams so it might be a while. Oh and the one to the left of what you pointed out with the Tiger Stripes...that one is mine. You can't take it if you get there sooner than I get there. Haha XD.

Got to love that sight! Congrats!!

In a word... jealous.