Thread: Cleaning antique razor box

I couldnt honestly give a rats fart if the razor has the box. I understand collecting, but im in this for the shave and the history! I never collected toys that had to stay in their packaging, why would I start now

box's are cool, but unless the blade is unusable, the razor never goes back

Originally Posted by medicevans

It all comes down to scarcity. How many Mod. 86s with >60% original blue were floating around then? How many 150 year old W&Bs are around? I have three at home now, but no Mod 86s...... Old doesn't equal valuable. Just watch Pawn Stars sometime....hahahahaha

In the 50s and early 60s there were alot of 86s around,.33s sold for 80/100 bux,45.70s a tad more.Agreed, old do's not equal valuable,finely made do's.
pawn stars rules,watch it every night

Wish I could find an 86 in 45-70 for just north of $100.......course, my father was just barely born in the 50s........

But touché on the finely made part of your comment. Possibly on the same level as finely made is consistently made. W&B and others are now highly regarded because they most generally are good shavers and everyone knows that. Some gold dollars are, some aren't. Of course, like anything else, that's a huge simplification.