Ivory Razor Set

Hi I have just added to my collection of Straight razors a 7 day set of razors I would like to sell them at a later date but I would like to find out how much they might be worth if that's possible please I will explain the razors as follows they are a full 7 day set on the spine of each razor has the day of the week on the blade on one side it has the word KROP and on the other side is the words ground in Hamburg the handles are made of pure Ivory they are all in good condition I have also inc some photos . I did have two of them sharpened already but the other 5 need cleaning and sharpend I also found this other manufacturer info
Osborne, Garrett & Co, Ltd
Razor & Strop Manufacturers
Proprietors of the Kropp, Elmo, Carrara, Ogee & Osgar brands of razors.
51 to 54 Firth Street; 8 to 11 Bateman Street & 35,35 Dean Street London W1; & at Birmingham, Glasgow & Manchester."
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Hi ECD
Sorry, but we don't give dollar values in this forum.
As for the razors, they seem to be very nice. I suggest you look at the history on ebay to see what similar sets went for in the past.
Krops are a overlooked brand that are very nice shavers.
Very Best, John

They don't let you sell anything that has Ivory on E bay that's why I ask what sort of value they could be sorry if I went against the rules

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Originally Posted by ECD

They don't let you sell anything that has Ivory on E bay that's why I ask what sort of value they could be sorry if I went against the rules

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That probably explains the various euphemisms for ivory that I have seen in descriptions of razors. Don't tell and we won't ask sort of thing.

Bob

Scales are a natural white material:)

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Scales are a natural white material:)

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...that is not bone or horn.

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Originally Posted by ECD

Hi I have just added to my collection of Straight razors a 7 day set of razors I would like to sell them at a later date but I would like to find out how much they might be worth if that's possible please I will explain the razors as follows they are a full 7 day set on the spine of each razor has the day of the week on the blade on one side it has the word KROP and on the other side is the words ground in Hamburg the handles are made of pure Ivory they are all in good condition I have also inc some photos . I did have two of them sharpened already but the other 5 need cleaning and sharpend I also found this other manufacturer info
Osborne, Garrett & Co, Ltd
Razor & Strop Manufacturers
Proprietors of the Kropp, Elmo, Carrara, Ogee & Osgar brands of razors.
51 to 54 Firth Street; 8 to 11 Bateman Street & 35,35 Dean Street London W1; & at Birmingham, Glasgow & Manchester."
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Seriously, those look like a rare collection and if I were you I would keep them. A 7-day set with ivory scales aren't things that come along very often. Sharpen those babies up and make them your lifetime razors!

Or if you really want to sell, try BST here, instead.

I value them at about 100 dollars american, Please send them right away! :angel:

What is BST??

BST is the Classified section of SRP. You can try posting on The Shaving Room as it's a UK based site and you're in Sussex. Alternatively you could contact Neil Miller and I'm sure he could give you a valuation.

On different forums, it's called different things. Here it is called Classifieds. BST is buy, sell, trade. Some call it shopping mall, etc.

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What is BST??

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Just a guess, Buy-Sell-Trade?

You have a very fine and beautiful set of razors there, I would keep them but that is up to you.

Those look great. Especially with the days of the week on the spine. I would keep those as my permanent razors and sell of anything else.

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Originally Posted by Chalito

Those look great. Especially with the days of the week on the spine. I would keep those as my permanent razors and sell of anything else.

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You and me both, Chalito!

They are not very nice cheap looking plastic, I'll take a chance and give you a £10 plus postage.:D

Jamie

On a serious note, I would really like to use a few of those scales if some of the blades were to far gone, even though under UK law you are not allowed to rework Ivory, who would know if you matched them up with a razor from the same period.

Jamie.

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Originally Posted by celticcrusader

On a serious note, I would really like to use a few of those scales if some of the blades were to far gone, even though under UK law you are not allowed to rework Ivory, who would know if you matched them up with a razor from the same period.

Jamie.

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I'm with you...I have a set similar to that and the scales are all perfect except for one side of one set that has a three pronged crack at the pin...argh

All the ivory handles are in perfect condition no cracks splits nothing the only downside is the blades have a bit off surface rust But when i sent them to invisible edge the blades came back like new all the blades are original to the handles the only thing that is not original is the case here is some more photos of the before and after
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I can't get over how great these look.