Thread: 280 shave mugs

Originally Posted by RezDog

Your collection has grown a lot over the last few years. I think about two years ago you posted pictures of your barber shop display. Any chance of the happening again. I hope my collection does not just get sold off without care for it when my days come to pass. Most of us put a lot of time and effort into our collections. Those mugs should make a pretty impressive display in your shop.

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Razors on display...

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

This guy took the razors to Brimfield Mass, if I'm not mistaken, there is a huge antique meet there a few times per year. That's where he sold all of them to 1 dude! I have to say, he gave me a great deal on the mugs so I'm sure the man who got the straights is still grinning ear to ear! We all know mugs and brushes are collectable and desirable but the razors are what us guys scarf up like there's no tomorrow.

Well, I was to Brimfield a couple weeks ago.... Sorry I missed out on that....But would never have had the cash for all of them anyway. I came away from the show with a good mix of stuff anyway.

Killer haul there vert! Is Brimfield a great antique market. I hear a lot about it from one of my customers who collects antique cut glass.

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

Killer haul there vert! Is Brimfield a great antique market. I hear a lot about it from one of my customers who collects antique cut glass.

It is HUGE, I mean HUGE. I was there for 6 hours and only saw a portion, and I was hurrying booth to booth asking if they had shaving stuff. It is a multi-day event and I couldn't make it until the last day. The bad thing about that is all the good inexpensive items have been sold. But I got great deals because they didn't want to haul it home. The most I paid for the items pictured was $12/item, most I got for about $8/item.

There are a couple more this summer.

I have heard it is not as good as it used to be. The economy has hit the antique markets pretty hard. But it was a fun day.

Here is what I know about shave mugs:

1. Occupational mugs are more collectible and tend to be work more, especially with a name attached to it.
2. Old Spice mugs are highly collectible, but the Hull pottery mugs are worth most. Here is a good link for Old Spice knowledge: http://www.oldspicecollectibles.com
3. Obviously, the better the condition (no crazing or cracks) the more it's worth.
4. Not all mugs in a shave collection or truly shave mugs. Many are just run of the mill coffee cups or mustache cups.
5. Whoever owned this mug collection had AD.

Chris