Thread: Instant collection!

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?"

Sounds like a very nice 'score'! Pictures would be nice, but who am I to ask since I'm a Mastodon with a computer and at the mercy of my children for digital pictures!!

While have several straights that where given to me, none had any real hone wear at all!! However all were for home use and not in a Barber Shop where a razor would need touched up quite frequently.

With that said, how do they look, even if you can't post pictures a description of each would be very interesting to say the least!!

Congratulations on your 'Present'!!!

Nice score! I second the idea of adding pictures. I wish I could ask my barber if he has any old razors lying around, but alas I'm older than him, so I doubt he has ever used one. Congratulations!

Nice grab.......Have to post pictures.

It Shows That It Never Hurts To Ask!
Nice Score!

That lot would take some people YEARS to acquire, nice job! I'll be that guy that says it again....pictures please!

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

Originally Posted by 80malibu

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

Thanks! I guess the nagging got the job done! Hope you get lots of enjoyment out of these.

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