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Kropp Ivory pair in Russian leather case
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Just got these near mint pair of Kropp razors with Ivory scales in original ‘Russian leather ‘ case for a price I would have happily paid for the case alone. These are Sheffield made, Hamburg ground examples, so pre 1st World War.From the advertisements of the period this set cost 21 shillings in 1900...about $100 today according to Currency converter: 1270–2017
Kropp razors are fairly common here in the UK, but great shavers. A few points that may be useful: many posts on this site refer to Kropp’s wholesalers, Osborne Garrett & Co. as being based on Dean Street, Bateman Street and ‘Firth’ Street...the latter should be ‘Frith Street’...all three are streets within a minute’s walk of each other in London’s Soho, long the Centre of prostitution. The case was originally green (the colour is preserved on the underside). The scales are much thicker than the other ivory scales razors I own, but still thinner than faux ivory... I’ve examined closely and convinced they are ivory due to the way the grain behaves in angled light and saw marks visible on the inside of the scales under magnification.
