Straight Razor Auction Ending 7/15

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Straight razor. Joseph Elliot Silver Steel. Silver Steel" was invented in 1832. Pressed black buffalo horn handle embossed with “New Orleans” with floral decorations on either side. C-1840. Uniquely shaped tang grip. This is the only example pressed with this city I have seen. Also, this is the only Southern city I have seen pressed into a handle. Rare.

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Straight razor. Adam Barlow Sheffield. Rare maker. Clear horn handle. The number on the pile side is an inventory number from the Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. Lummus wrote articles on straight Razor Collecting for "Antiques" magazine in the 1920's. He had a unique code of red dots around the head pin that meant something to him. I have not been able to break the code. He sometimes scratched a date of acquisition. In this case, July 17, 1914.

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Straight razor. John Petty & Sons Manufactured Sheffield. Only razor by this maker I have ever seen. Blade etched “Real Magnetic Razor.”  Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. Carved multi-panel pearl handle, 2 panels each side attached to shaped metal liners.

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Straight razor. Wostenholms Celebrated Razor 2555. American Civil War period fancy wedge shaped blade having patriotic etched motif of American Shield, crossed flags and words including “Freedom.” Black buffalo horn handle. C-1860’s.

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Straight razor. Tang stamped “Ready for Use Universally Approved. C-1850. Very rare stag handle having metal head end cap and inlaid escutcheon plate. Stag is very rarely found on straight razor handles. If you have been buying straight razors in the first couple of sessions from my collection, you have had an opportunity to purchase a few already. In the fifty plus years of collecting, I kept all the stag I could find. They are now coming on the market for the first time in this Century. 

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Straight Razor. The Peter Frost Co. Chicago. Rare American maker. Blade etched “Radiumite.” Fancy imitation ivory celluloid geometric handle pattern. This razor handle pattern is #151 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Rhodes & Champion. C-1815. Awesome pressed buffalo horn handle with “Cossack” battle scene with Coat of Arms, horse and riders, Reindeer pulling sleigh, other symbols.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1850. Pressed buffalo horn with advertising in gold on the front “Wade & Butchers Celebrated Patent Frame Back Razor.” Straight Razor Superiority of Temper Stands Preeminent to Any Other.” The frame piece from top is missing. 

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Straight Razor. Keen Kutter. Blade etched “E. C. Simmons Keen Kutter” in a shield logo. Reverse of tang “Simmons Hdwe. Co. Germany.” Simmons Hardware also made straight razors for Winchester Arms Co. Imitation tortoiseshell handle.

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 Straight Razor. Manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1850. Massive blade etched “The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor For Barbers Use.” These massive blades on heavy black horn handles were. popular with the Irish immigrants that worked the railroads at this time period.

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Straight Razor. Simmons Hardware Germany. Imitation ivory celluloid handle with extremely rare handle pattern with horseshoe, riding crop, stirrups and whip. This celluloid Handle is quite rare. It is not in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle. This is the only one of this pattern I have seen.

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Straight Razor. Skidmore. C-1815-20. Rare pressed buffalo horn handle with all different symbols having to do with “Commerce.”

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Straight Razor. Weiss & Son 62 Strand. C1830-40. A rare London maker. The handle is genuine tortoiseshell having a bevelled perimeter and inlaid escutcheon plate. Uniquely shaped blade. This was a high-end piece, most likely a gift. Buying from Weiss in the early 19thC was like buying from Tiffany’s in New York.

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Straight Razor. American. The handle appears to be uniquely silverplated metal. Unusual.

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Straight Razor. Baker & Hamilton San Francisco, Sacramento, CA. Note: California made cutlery is very rare. This company is not listed in Bernard Levine’s book: KNIFEMAKERS OF OLD SAN FRANCISCO. The blade is etched “Damascus.” The mottled green celluloid handle is pressed with advertising for “BIG VALLEY CO-OP ASSN.” Rare maker with advertising.

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Straight Razor. Unmarked. C-1836. Fabulous inlaid black horn handle having inlaid engraved metal spread eagle surrounded by 25 inlaid mother of pearl stars each representing one state in the United States of America. The 25th star represents Arkansas that became a state from being a territory in 1836. America was halfway to being complete when this razor was manufactured. The only one like this i have ever seen.

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Straight Razor. Illegible maker. C-1825-40. Very rare carved mother of pearl one piece handle each side without supporting metal liners. Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. It’s hard to imagine how this beautiful, fragile handle lasted almost two hundred years without breaking!

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Straight Razor. PISA. extremely rare 18thC, 1700’s razor having a beautiful select horn handle with squared ends and fancy pin covers. This Handle material is the rarest that you will find on an early Razor. I have witnessed five, including the folding straight razor carried by the Duke of Marlborough. All five that I have encountered over the past 50 years, I kept. You will search for many years and most likely will never find one. I do not know why this "select horn" is so rare. It must have been extremely hard to find this kind of grain on a single horn.

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Straight Razor. Star & “P” symbols. 18thC Revolutionary War Period razor having a black buffalo handle with inlaid round metal decoration and fancy iron pin covers. Note how the wedge blade goes simply from wide to narrow without having a distinct tang?

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Straight Razor. T. Hessen & Bruch Co. with symbol of a Bear. “Perfection Warranted.” Ornate cast aluminum handle having a pattern of raised scroll and a Bear with words “Will Bear Inspection” on front. Pile side with raised scroll and a beautiful woman. Figural cast aluminum handled straight razors are quite rare as aluminum was a new and expensive alloy at the time these Art Nouveau razors were popular. This would have been the top of their line for this maker.

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Straight Razor. George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated I*XL Razor Washington Works, Sheffield. C-1840-50. Note: Even though we won our Independence from England, this company named their factory “Washington Works.” England was dependent on America buying finished goods from them. Further, the blade is fully etched “Geo. Wostenholm & Sons Super Extra Razor Made Expressly For America.” Massive wedge blade attached to a pressed buffalo horn handle with gold embossing “George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated IXL Razor.” 

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Straight Razor. Unmarked tang. C-1880. Carved whalebone handle with a hollow ground blade etched “Royal Brand.”

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Straight Razor. A.B. Manila. the imitation ivory celluloid handle has a raised castle scene. This razor handle pattern is #57 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. John Shaw’s Celebrated Razor Set Ready For Use. Rare maker. C-1840. Black Buffalo horn handle with pewter head end cap with inlaid Mother of Pearl  “shield.” The number is an inventory number from the Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. Lummus wrote articles on straight Razor Collecting for "Antiques" magazine in the 1920's. The red dot pattern was some type of code that Henry applied to many of his straight razors. Although I bought his 500 piece collection from his Estate over 40 years ago, and tried to review all the designs in an attempt to find what they had in common, I could not break the code.

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Straight Razor. Othello. Reverse of tang: Anton Wingen. The imitation ivory celluloid handle has an inlaid oval picture of Othello inside a German silver frame. Othello was from Shakespeare’s 16thC theatrical play. The only one of these I have seen. More on Othello: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello_(character)

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1830-40. Very unusually shaped blade is stamped “Superior Feather Edge Concave Razor.” Genuine stag handle has a pewter end cap. This razor was illustrated, bottom of page 31, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," By Robert A. Doyle published in 1980." Stag is very rarely found on straight razor handles. If you have been buying straight razors in the first couple of sessions from my collection, you have had an opportunity to purchase a few already. In the fifty plus years of collecting, I kept all the stag I could find. They are now coming on the market for the first time in this Century.

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Straight Razor. Very rare double bladed French Naval Razor. Front side of the whalebone handle is decorated with crossed cannons and anchor. Pile side is missing a piece if whalebone at tang end.

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Straight Razor. Illegible maker. Pile side of tang “Japanese Rasor Kang Kee Trademark.” The imitation ivory celluloid handle has a raised horse head with riding tools and horseshoe. This razor handle pattern is #51 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. J. Johnson Sheffield. C-1825-40. Wedge blade. Whalebone handle has inlaid German silver escutcheon plate and remnants of pique work. Pile side has the red dot code work of Henry T. Lummus around the head pin. Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920.

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Straight Razor. George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated I*XL Razor Washington Works, Sheffield. C-1840-50. Note: Even though we won our Independence from England, this company named their factory “Washington Works.” England was dependent on America buying finished goods from them. Heavy wedge blade. Black Buffalo horn handle is pressed and embossed with gold advertising: “The Real GW I*XL Razor” in a ribbon and scroll. 

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Straight Razor. Dawson Walker? Sheffield. C-1840. Black Buffalo horn is pressed across the center of both sides “Don Works.” Most likely, this is the factory name.

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Straight Razor. Steel Good Warranted. C-1830-50. Wedge blade having shaped whalebone handle with oval escutcheon plate.

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Straight Razor. Wade &  Butcher Sheffield. C-1860-80. Blade etched “Gentleman’s Razor No. 1.” A very nice picked bone handle. Very unique shield shaped inlaid escutcheon plate.

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Straight Razor. Guarantee. Pile side of tang “Made in Germany For John Fernsler Phila. PA.” Pressed mottled horn handle with inlaid escutcheon plate surrounded by scroll. Decorated both sides.

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Straight Razor. The Admirals. Pile side of tang shows the likeness of three Admirals. The imitation ivory celluloid handle has a raised scene of a windmill with boat, etc. This razor handle pattern is #31 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1840-60. The heavy wedge blade is clearly etched with a detailed spread eagle and the words “American Razor.” The handle is black Buffalo horn. This razor was illustrated, on the bottom of page 14, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," By Robert A. Doyle published in 1980."

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Straight Razor. “V.(crown)R. Harrison Bros. & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty. Sheffield, Eng.” V crown R is for Queen Victoria who reigned from 1837 to 1901. “Eng.” on the tang makes it Post 1890. -1900. The blade is etched “Corporate Mark Alpha Extra Hollow Gound.” Unusual maker. Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. Carved multi-panel pearl handle, 2 panels each side attached to shaped metal liners.

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Straight Razor. “Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers To Their Majesties No. 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield.” Rounded Sterling Silver handle is monogrammed with the users initials. Sterling handled razors are very rare, top of the line. Traces of original gold wash on the tang remains.

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Straight Razor. F. Fenney. W(crown)R" dating the manufacturing date to between 1830-37 for King William of England. Very rare stag handle.

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Straight Razor. Silver Steel. Invented 1832. A great pressed Buffalo horn handle with raised figures in both sides. The number is an inventory number from the Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. Lummus wrote articles on straight Razor Collecting for "Antiques" magazine in the 1920's. The red dot pattern was some type of code that Henry applied to many of his straight razors. Although I bought his 500 piece collection from his Estate over 40 years ago, and tried to review all the designs to try and find what they had in common, I could not break the code.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1840-60. The heavy wedge blade is stamped across the top “Celebrated Fine India Steel Set Ready for Use. Below this is stamped “Diamond Edge Razor.” The black Buffalo handle has an inlaid mother of pearl escutcheon and an inlaid perimeter of silver wire. The number 1287 is the Henry T. Lummus inventory number. It is believed that the Lummus collection originally had approximately 1,500 examples of pre-20thC razors. Five hundred were donated to the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. I purchased five hundred pieces from the Estate. Five hundred more that were circulating for sale in the 1930’s have not shown up to my knowledge anywhere.

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Straight Razor. Sheffield. Plain blade. Imitation ivory celluloid wrapped rope handle pattern. It is not in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. “Henry Sears & Sons 1865.” Rare American maker. Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. Carved multi-panel pearl handle, 3 panels each side attached to shaped metal liners. Note damage to pile side pearl.

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Straight Razor. Wade & Butcher Sheffield. This razor handle pattern is #53 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Turner & Co. Suffolk Works Sheffield. C-1850. Very nice carved whalebone handle with heavy wedge blade. 

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Straight Razor. R&M N.Y. Imitation tortoiseshell celluloid fancy handle having blade with big chips. This razor handle pattern is #152 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor.  Black Demon. Imitation ivory celluloid handle with inlaid metal devil with pitchfork. It is not in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle. This is the only one of this pattern I have seen.

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Straight Razor. Broomhead Cast Steel. 18thC - 1700’s American Revolutionary War Period wedge blade on black Buffalo horn handle having inlaid metal circles on both sides. Large iron pin covers. Very rare.

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Straight Razor. Uncle Sam. Pile side of tang: “Germanic Cutl. Works Germany.” Imitation ivory celluloid raised pattern of nude women picking grapes. This razor handle pattern is #38 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Illegible marks. C-1840’s. Carved whalebone handle with break that can be glued on pile side. Rare handle pattern.

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Straight Razor. Frederick Reynolds Sheffield. C-1860’s. Etched blade. Whalebone handle.

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Straight Razor. I. Barber. C-1824-35. The heavy wedge blade is stamped “Old English.” Black Buffalo horn handle. This razor was illustrated, bottom of page 8, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," By Robert A. Doyle published in 1980."

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Straight Razor. Colonial Razor Warranted Registered Germany. The blade is fully etched with a spread eagle and “The Improved Eagle Razor.” Black Celluloid handle.

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Straight Razor. W. Greaves & Sons. C-1815-25. The heavy wedge blade is stamped across the top “I Am Good And Will Shave Well.

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Straight Razor. Unmarked tang. C-1880. The blade is etched, “Celebrated Sheffield Ring.” Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. Carved multi-panel pearl handle, 2 panels each side attached to shaped metal liners.

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Straight Razor. R. Hibberd Sheffield. C-1835-50. Massive wedge blade. Black Buffalo horn handle.

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Straight Razor. Edw. Radcliffe. C-1820-30’s. Pressed horn handle with the Duke of Wellington’s bust, a cornucopia, figures and a spread early eagle. Pressed horn are early and hard to find.

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Straight Razor. Sheffield Steel. The blade is etched in a banner “English Ground.”  Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. Carved multi-panel pearl handle, 2 panels each side attached to shaped metal liners.

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Straight Razor. Pile side of tang - “G. Wostenholm & Son Sheffield, Eng.” The wedge blade is etched “Original and true pipe razor manufactured only by George Wostenholm & Son Washington Works, Sheffield.” Black horn handle front side, mottled horn on pile side.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Smith & Hall Sheffield. C-1835-50.  Massive wedge blade has a patriotic American Eagle. Black Buffalo horn handle with crack at head pin.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Frederick Reynolds Sheffield. C-1860’s. Wedge blade. Black Buffalo horn handle with embossed scene of the 1862 Exhibit. The International of 1862, or Great London Exposition, was a world's fair. It was held from 1 May to 1 November 1862. The only one like this I have seen.

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Straight Razor. Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley, NY. The hollow ground blade is etched “Prince.” Advertising on the pile side of blade for “Killam Hdwe. Co.” Mottled green celluloid handle. Great American maker.

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Straight Razor. Illegible. C-1815-25. Early wood handle colored black.

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Straight Razor. “Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers To Their Majesties No. 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield.” Fancy Sterling Silver handle has the date 1892 in the open area in center of handle. The blade is etched “The Royal Razor.” 

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1840-50’s. The clear horn handle has one third pressed with a shell and ribbed pattern on both sides. .

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Straight Razor. Wostenholm. C-1810-15. One of the earliest Wostenholm Razors I have ever owned. Heavy wedge blade. Black Buffalo horn handle is pressed with “Sheaf Works.” Large brass pin covers.

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Straight Razor. Still. Very unique brass frameback razor having a wafer thin blade that does not seem to be interchangeable. Black Buffalo horn handle. Rare.

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Straight Razor. Marx & Co. the hollow ground blade is etched in gold “Tip - Top. Black celluloid handle.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. Blade “Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor.” Very fancy and unique aluminum handle with raised figures of women on both sides. figural cast aluminum handled straight razors are quite rare as aluminum was a new and expensive alloy at the time these Art Nouveau razors were popular. This would have been the top of their line for this maker.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1840-50’s. Clear horn handle is pressed with scroll around the words “Congress Razor.” Heavy wedge blade.

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Straight Razor. Wolf with a crown symbol. C1810-30. Mottled horn handle with three inlaid metal decorations on front. Pile side has damage.

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Straight Razor. Curtin & Clark Cutlery Co. St. Joseph, MO. Raised geometric pattern on imitation ivory celluloid handle. This razor handle pattern is #151 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Cast Steel. C1810-20. Black Buffalo horn handle pressed with a unique pattern of dogs chasing Game.

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Straight Razor. Hohn Pitts Celebrated Razor. C-1820-40. Unusual worked back wedge blade. The whalebone handle has inlaid metal decorations on either side if the shield shapedGerman Silver escutcheon plate. Age cracks on pile side head pin.

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Straight Razor. Powers Paper Springfield. The massive blade is etched “Pride of Conn. Valley.” Rare American made Razor. Black Buffalo horn handle.

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Straight Razor. James Barber ERA Sheffield. C-1870-80. Carved whalebone to look like three panels on each side of the handle.

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Straight Razor. Johnson. C-1810-25. Ornately pressed mottled horn handle with raised pattern on both sides including figures.

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Straight Razor. Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1860-80. Picked bone handle to look like stag. Chip off the tang end of handle. Wedge blade with notched point.

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Straight Razor. Wade & Butcher Sheffield, England. Blade etched “Elite.” Imiqtion ivory celluloid with recessed scroll pattern on front side. This razor handle pattern is #126 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. R. H. Whitney & Company “Perfect.” Black Buffalo horn handle is inlaid with a cowboy on horseback and dog chasing a steer in metal. This metal inlaid  pattern is #91 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle. Further, this pattern is represented on page 41 in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," By Robert A. Doyle published in 1980."

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Straight Razor. Warranted. C-1810-25. Wedge blade with rounded point. Mottled horn handle is inlaid with round metal circle decorations and has a beveled perimeter.

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Straight Razor. H. Boker & Co. Germany. Blade etched “Finest India Steel Extra Hollow Ground.” Black Buffalo horn handle is embossed in gold with fancy scroll work. This is an early Boker Razor.

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Straight Razor. Packwood. C-1810-20. Wedge blade has beveled top and squared point. Black Buffalo horn handle.

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Straight Razor. Frederick Reynolds Sheffield, England. C1870-90. Blade is etched with a patriotic spread American Eagle with a draped banner “E. Pluribus Unum.” The handle is picked bone to look like stag. It is very rare to find a straight razor that boasts both a fancy blade and fancy handle. Usually, the cutlery manufacturers provided one or the other. But, not both.

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Straight Razor. Warranted. C-1810-25. Wedge blade. Pressed mottled horn handle with images of a hunter on both sides and other motif.

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Straight Razor. Cut-A-Way. C-1850-70. The wedge blade is fully etched with scroll surrounding “I AM THE CUT FOR A CORNISH MAN.” (The Cornish people or Cornish (Cornish: Kernowyon) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, which can trace its roots to the ancient Britons who inhabited southern and central Great Britain before the Roman conquest.) I have never seen this etching on another razor. The Whalebone handle is decorated with the red dot code of Henry Lummus and bears his inventory number “1005.” Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. Lummus wrote articles on straight Razor Collecting for "Antiques" magazine in the 1920's. The red dot pattern was some type of code that Henry applied to many of his straight razors. Although I bought his 500 piece collection from his Estate over 40 years ago, and tried to review all the designs to try and find what they had in common, I could not break the code.

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Straight Razor. Imperial Razor Warranted Registered Germany. The blade is etched “Imperial Safety” and two men on a bicycle built for two. The imitation ivory figural celluloid handle has a stork eating a fish.  This razor handle pattern is #53 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle. It is very rare to find a straight razor that boasts both a fancy blade and fancy handle. Usually, the cutlery manufacturers provided one or the other. But, not both.

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Straight Razor. S. Leon’s Celebrated Sheffield. C-1815-25. Clear horn handle with inlaid mother of pearl escutcheon plate with metal perimeter. Henry Lummus and bears his inventory number “1788” or “788.” Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. Lummus wrote articles on straight Razor Collecting for "Antiques" magazine in the 1920's. The red dot pattern was some type of code that Henry applied to many of his straight razors. Although I bought his 500 piece collection from his Estate over 40 years ago, and tried to review all the designs to try and find what they had in common, I could not break the code.

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Straight Razor. Hancock. C-1810-25. Wedge blade. Pressed mottled horn handle with fancy raised patterns. The front side has a portrait of George Washington and an American Eagle with thirteen stars above for the Colonies/States. Floral pattern on pile side.

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Straight Razor. George Savage & Sons Patent Tempered. C-1840. Massive wedge blade with fully etched Masonic symbols. Black Buffalo horn handle. Large iron pin covers around pins. This razor was illustrated, bottom of page 63, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," By Robert A. Doyle published in 1980."

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Straight Razor. Simmons Hardware Co. St. Louis, MO. Blade is etched “A Beauty.” The imitation ivory figural celluloid handle has a raised pattern of the bust of a soldier surrounded in scroll on fronts, scroll pattern on pile side. This razor handle pattern is #78 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Patent Temper. C-1810-20. Pressed mottled horn handle with patriotic words “Independence” and “E. Pluribus Unum.” It looks like stars above an eagle but the handle has much wear.

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Straight Razor. Cosmo MFC. Co. Germany. The blade is etched “The Improved Eagle Razor” with a spread eagle with arrows in talons. Black celluloid handle.

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Straight Razor. Blade etched “Clearcut” Tang covers appear to be genuine ivory but damaged. The imitation ivory celluloid handle is fancy. This razor handle pattern is #138 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By C. H. Sheehan. C-1870-90. The blade is etched “The Gentleman’s Hollow Ground Razor.” The black Buffalo handle has a pearl and metal inlaid escutcheon plate.

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Straight Razor. Bell. The imitation ivory celluloid handle has a raised scene of a nude woman. This razor handle pattern is #42 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight Razor. W. Crown R. Allen’s Improved Razor. W(crown)R" dating the manufacturing date to between 1830-37 for King William of England.. Uniquely shaped wedge blade. Mother of pearl represents the top of the line. Carved multi-panel pearl handle, 3 panels each side attached to shaped metal liners. Fancy cast metal head end caps. Rarely will you find surviving examples of these early pearl handle. There is evidence of an early repair in the tang end of the front side. German silver elongated escutcheon plate.  Very rare.

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Straight Razor. H. Boker & Co. The hollow ground blade is fully etched with a scene of “American Line S.S. St. Louis.” (SS St. Louis, was a transatlantic passenger liner built by the William Cramp & Sons Building & Engine Company, Philadelphia and was launched on 12 November 1894; sponsored by Mrs. Grover Cleveland, wife of the President of the United States; and entered merchant service in 1895, under United States registry for the International Navigation Co., of New York City with her maiden voyage between New York and Southampton, England. She was acquired by the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and commissioned under the name USS St. Louis in 1898, and again during World War I under the name USS Louisville (ID-1644) from 1918 to 1919.[Note 1] After she reverted to her original name in 1919, she burned in 1920 while undergoing a refit. She was scrapped in 1924 in Genoa.) This razor was illustrated, on page 66, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," By Robert A. Doyle published in 1980." Black celluloid handle.

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Straight Razor. Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. C-1860-80. Carved Whalebone handle with piece missing off tang end.

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Straight Razor. Set Ready For Use & Universally Approved. C-1825-35. Wedge blade with notched point is stamped “Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield. Black Buffalo horn handle is stamped “Celebrated American Razor.” Lummus inventory number of 1963 is at head end pile side of handle. Large brass pin covers.