Thread: Expressly for Barbers!

Ain't gonna wear that one out in a lifetime of shaves ! Awesome.

Now the question is, does anybody have any info on this puppy? date wise. Its sporting a variety of the Butler Trade Marks, so perhaps one of you genius googlers can figure something out?

Well the " Art" trademark was registered in 1861. The Keys trademark was in 1882. I think i see "England" under Sheffield so that would make it post 1891.

I have a Harmonie? Clus razor with MADE SPECIALLY FOR BABERS USE on it close but no cigar

That's a very unique razor! It looks like a slight French point on the toe. It says England under Sheffield so Martin is right, post 1891 but it is the only one like that I've ever seen, like Tom's "General". It almost looks like horn scales too which most post 1891 weren't horn. Many post 1891 Butler's have the bakelite scales. I could be wrong about this one though. I think I'm thinking of Butcher!

Scales are most definitely horn, and yes, it is a French tip. For its size and configuration its the most hollow I have seen without becoming a modern hollow grind. Trademarks on the blade include the "Art" the "Loves Labors Lost" and the "Keen-O" Its like they decided to stick every company ID they had on a single razor!

Certainly big enough to have them all LOL

Here's an 'Expressly for Barbers Use'. I've seen a couple of them, this one by David Miller (interestingly I saw two other D. Millers go through ebay recently).

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Interesting. That one is weird. It makes me think that razors with an etching only on one side was supposed to be used with only one hand so you could see the etching in the mirror while shaving both sides of the face and that one was made to be used with both hands. Maybe since barbers mainly used only one hand the other razors were meant for them and this one for personal use, but the expressly for barbers is throwing me for loop. Nice find either way.

If the etching was supposed to be seen in the mirror wouldn't all of the text be written backwards?

Is there a time period on those razors? Now I'm curious if phrasing was a chronological thing. Somewhere around a certain time period it became more popular to use one word over another?