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#53 – Straight razor. Shrade Cutlery Co. Walden, NY. Imitation ivory handle with raised full-length stork with fish in mouth and standing in reeds and cattails. Pile side is rounded and plain. This particular handle shows some remaining silver on fish, red on beak and green on background. This was a very popular handle pattern found in different colors on many different makers blades. Note: About 35 years ago I took a tour of the Shrade Cutlery factory in Ellenville, NY. At that time I mentioned to one of the Senior Management that I had a Shrade razor. He felt that was impossible, as they never produced razors. Evidently, most of their early records were destroyed in a fire. I agreed with him that perhaps they did not manufacture the razors, but there were examples of razors with their name that were, perhaps, manufactured “for” them. I donated a razor with pearl tang scales and a green swirl celluloid handle to their small museum to prove that they existed. Some other makers of this pattern were: Oxford (2), W.H. Morley (2), Simon Pure Cutler Co., Baker, Simmons Hdwe. and Imperial. Desirable handle pattern that can still be found in the marketplace. This razor was featured in my article "Look Sharp, Be Sharp - A Good Straight Edge Is Hard To Find," in the March 1975 issue of "The Collectors Journal" newspaper published in Grundy Center, Iowa. This razor was featured in my article "A Look at Fancy Celluloid" in the June 1983 issue of "The Blade" magazine. This is razor # 53 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

Straight razor. Shrade Cutlery Co. Walden, NY. Imitation ivory handle with raised full-length stork with fish in mouth and standing in reeds and cattails. Pile side is rounded and plain. This particular handle shows some remaining silver on fish, red on beak and green on background. This was a very popular handle pattern found in different colors on many different makers blades. Note: About 35 years ago I took a tour of the Shrade Cutlery factory in Ellenville, NY. At that time I mentioned to one of the Senior Management that I had a Shrade razor. He felt that was impossible, as they never produced razors. Evidently, most of their early records were destroyed in a fire. I agreed with him that perhaps they did not manufacture the razors, but there were examples of razors with their name that were, perhaps, manufactured “for” them. I donated a razor with pearl tang scales and a green swirl celluloid handle to their small museum to prove that they existed. Some other makers of this pattern were: Oxford (2), W.H. Morley (2), Simon Pure Cutler Co., Baker, Simmons Hdwe. and Imperial. Desirable handle pattern that can still be found in the marketplace. This razor was featured in my article "Look Sharp, Be Sharp - A Good Straight Edge Is Hard To Find," in the March 1975 issue of "The Collectors Journal" newspaper published in Grundy Center, Iowa. This razor was featured in my article "A Look at Fancy Celluloid" in the June 1983 issue of "The Blade" magazine. This is razor # 53 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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