Thread: Clark & Hall

okey il try again then. since it apparently is some missunderstanding.....
the forum is named Show and tell...
i post a picture of my newest razor, and ask for info on it since there aint much to find atleast for me with litle knowlege in razors.
then i ask about value on it ( in my meaning the collector value ) i do understand that this isnt ebay realy...
so ... is it wrong to ask if this razor that ive found is rare or hard to get.?

Nothing from the early 1800s that is perishable grows on trees...

If you bought it and your intent is just to enjoy it then who really cares if it is common as sand or rare?

okey thanx for your reply.

Originally Posted by Liljeblad

okey il try again then. since it apparently is some missunderstanding.....
the forum is named Show and tell...
i post a picture of my newest razor, and ask for info on it since there aint much to find atleast for me with litle knowlege in razors.
then i ask about value on it ( in my meaning the collector value ) i do understand that this isnt ebay realy...
so ... is it wrong to ask if this razor that ive found is rare or hard to get.?

Check out the razor clubs forum, stub tail shavers here . There are a lot from that era around. I've personally owned a few Clark & Halls, though I don't own any now. I would say razor from the late 1700s - early 1800s are somewhat rare, but there always seems to be one or another coming up on the forum, ebay, what have you.

Stubtails aren't hard to come by, stubtails that haven't been messed with in the past are a bit harder

nah only thing is that its old and nice, and that i think its fun to collect them. but it would be sad to not know and get rid of it.

Originally Posted by Liljeblad

thanx for te reply! and info =) Next question would be. What is the value on something like this? offcourse thats individual depending on who the buyer is.
Hope i make myself understod with this bad gramar =)

/regards

Originally Posted by Liljeblad

im asking since i have nothing to compare it with in age or such... and it was a collector value i was after... it seems that they are rare. the price value is what i demand if its ever is up for sale.

Originally Posted by Liljeblad

okey il try again then. since it apparently is some missunderstanding.....
the forum is named Show and tell...
i post a picture of my newest razor, and ask for info on it since there aint much to find atleast for me with litle knowlege in razors.
then i ask about value on it ( in my meaning the collector value ) i do understand that this isnt ebay realy...
so ... is it wrong to ask if this razor that ive found is rare or hard to get.?

Originally Posted by Liljeblad

nah only thing is that its old and nice, and that i think its fun to collect them. but it would be sad to not know and get rid of it.

Take the advice that moderator JimmyHad gave you. It's a nice razor indeed. A value won't be given here.

That particular Clark & Hall was most likely made after 1810.

Of 'memorable' names from the period, they're one of the more common to find. Common in this case is relative, as all razors from that period are less common simply by virtue of having been made in smaller numbers (and become less and less common the further back you go for the same reason).

The 'collector's market' for razors is constantly in flux. A few collecting hobbies have quantifiable, stable 'values'. Razors are not one of them.

At the end of the day the only unarguable truth is that any given razor is worth what someone else will pay for it.

The reasons for that are many -- from fads and trends to availability. Rarity by itself has little to do with their value. I have yet to see for sale one of the razors made from iron and sold with a counterfeited stamp. They were definitely made, but are incredibly rare now... If one turned up it would not be worth much.

Some manufacturers have more cachet than others do.

Clark & Hall has some prestige as an early manufacturer, often used as examples of 18th century razors. Most extant examples are from the 19th century however (like yours), and Clark & Hall was -- in their time -- a company of middling size and importance.

Its worthless. Send it to me for disposal/recycling