Thread: Instant collection!

Well done ! I need to find a barber too ! ha ha

Cheers,

Scott

Originally Posted by 80malibu

A while back I asked my barber if he had any straight razors lying around doing nothing, he said he was sure there was a few in his garage somewhere. Fast forward a few months and I returned for a haircut and he asked if I was still after any razors. "You Bet!" was the answer. He proceeded to reach under the counter and hand me a rolled up Safeway grocery bag, "Here ya go" he says, I asked what he wanted and he replied "Nothing, just collecting dust". Thanked him kindly and headed for home...

The contents of the bag was nothing short of spectacular!

H. Boker & Co. King Cutter etching, 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, Spike (2 of these)
H. Boker & Co. Trade Mark etching, 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, Spike
H. Boker & Co. Dominion etching, 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, Round

Wade & Butcher, 5/8, Wedge, Barbers Notch
Wade & Butcher, 5/8, Keen Shaver etching, 1/2 Hollow, Round

Robeson ShurEdge, 5/8, BARBERS on tang, 1505 on tail, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

Dubl Duck, Special No.1, Pearlduck, 13/16, 1/2 Hollow, Spike (pretty sure razor is beyond repair from poor honing)

Dame, Stoddard Company, Celebrated HUB razor, 404, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

Genco, 5/8, President, 1/2 Hollow, Round (Razor is ok, scales badly warped)

Geo. Wostenholm & Son, Peerless etching, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

S.R. Droescher Inc., 13/16, Solace, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

Hugo Köller, 220 Best Brand, Bull's Eye etching, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

The Torrey Razor Co., 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, French

Rudolph West & Co., 5/8, 00 Columbia, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

Beam Blue Steel, 5/8, Made in Solengen Germany from the Best Beam Steel, 1/2 Hollow, Round

O.B.M. A. Kastor & Bros., 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, Round (small chip on edge)

E. Morris Mfg. Co. Detroit, Mich., 5/8, 400 Prosperity Wedge, Near Wedge, Spike

Dorken, Made in USA, 5/8, Satin Edge etching, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

"POINTER" (no other markings), 9/16, 1/2 Hollow, Round

Milwaukee Barbers Supply Co., 5/8, Harrington's Pet, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

"Griffon", 5/8, 60 Carbo-Magnetic etching, 11 on tail, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

22 vintage straight razors, some have been "rode hard and put away wet", some look almost unused, most are very pitted (little rust at all).
Some will go away to pros for resto, I may try my hand at bringing least valuable examples back to life myself as a learning experience.
All in all, not bad for just asking... "Got any old razors kicking around?"

Originally Posted by 80malibu

A while back I asked my barber if he had any straight razors lying around doing nothing, he said he was sure there was a few in his garage somewhere. Fast forward a few months and I returned for a haircut and he asked if I was still after any razors. "You Bet!" was the answer. He proceeded to reach under the counter and hand me a rolled up Safeway grocery bag, "Here ya go" he says, I asked what he wanted and he replied "Nothing, just collecting dust". Thanked him kindly and headed for home...

Wow! What an amazing score. Makes me want to make the rounds of old barber shops again. I tried this tactic on a limited basis a couple years back. The default response was a dissertation on the laws concerning blood born pathogens. There was one guy that offered me a really thrashed (unrestorable) Wade and Butcher for $45. Another had two pristine Double Duck Golden Edges that I would have loved to pick up but he obviously wasn't real keen to part with them since he was asking $250 a piece for them.

Unfortunately being a bald guy who has cut his own hair for about the last 25 years, I really don't have occasion to develop a relationship with local barbers. I kind of think that's where you got over. Hell of a nice haul though, I'll bet they'll be lots of great shavers in that bunch.

Wow! Jackpot!

Congrats! And just when I thought that Alberta was cleaned out of SR's.....

I hope you left him a hefty tip !

Beam Blue Steel, 5/8, Made in Solengen Germany from the Best Beam Steel, 1/2 Hollow, Round

O.B.M. A. KASTOR & BROS. GERMANY, 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, Round (Chip on edge)

E. Morris MFG. Co. Detroit, Mich, 9/16, 400 Prosperity Wedge, Near Wedge, Spike, Hammered Tail

Dorken, Made in USA, 5/8, Satin Edge etched, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

"POINTER", 5/8, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

Milwaukee Barbers Supply Co., 5/8, Harrington's Pet, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

"Griffon xx", 5/8, 60 Carbo-Magnetic etching, 11 stamped on tail, 1/2 Hollow, Spike

Yes, amazing what you get when you ask. Nice score.

I recently did the same with my antique picker, razor guy, who I have bought a bunch of razors from over the years.

He said “Oh you want stone too? Well, I got this, old one in a collection,” And unwrapped an inch of bubble wrap from a nice, thick natural BBW/ Coticule with the stamp on the side “Made in Belgium.”



If I didn’t ask… again… I know I asked him, about stones… a hundred times.

“Oh, you want stones, too?”

Amazing score!!!
From the pictures 80% are just about good to go, the rest need some polish and a few had frowns so they will need more than average honing. The Bokers look really nice!!

You were truly blessed with that gift. Wow! All of those razors could look brand new with a minimal amount of TLC. Fantastic.

For sure you are extremely lucky!! Kudos on the great collection of razors. They all look like they are in decent condition and would not take much to get them in working order again. You've got lots of honing ahead of you, that's for sure.