Straight Razor Auction Ending 11/28

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Pressed black Buffalo horn handle to resemble picked bone made by Joseph Allen & Son Sheffield, England. Blade nicely etched.

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Hugo Koll Solingen Straight Razor having mother of pearl tang scales to match the four carved pearl panels of the handle attached to shaped liners. Very pretty.

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Three early 19thC horn handled straight razors including “Clark & Hall,” “Wostenholm,” “Brightmore.” The Brightmore was from the Famous Henry T. Lummus Collection and bears the inventory number of “665.” 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. 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. The scratched number on the pile side head end identifies this piece as part of the Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. 

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Wm. Elliot & Co. Made in Germany straight razor. A rare celluloid fancy handle pattern having a Cowboy on horseback with a jewel at both ends. Usually, the jewel at the tang end of handle is missing as it would be lost from handling during shaving. It is #27 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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Two early 19thC pressed horn Sheffield made razors. One is clear horn the other is mottled.

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Very ornate Sterling Silver handled Straight Razor with floral pattern. R.W.&S Trade Mark. Germany. A beauty.

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Straight razor “Tally Ho” having a one piece Stag handle with inlaid escutcheon plate. Rare.

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Straight razor. A. Herreshoff & Son Germany. Very ornate celluloid handle having a horse and rider jumping over a fence with floral pattern above and below. Colorful. It is #29 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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Rare Picked Bone Handled Razor to look like Stag. Wade & Butcher. The blade is etched “Gentleman’s Razor No. 1.” 

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Three whalebone Handled straight razors. All different makers. One has a spread winged American Eagle in the blade.

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Clauss Fremont, O. Very nice example of #28 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle. Native American Chieftain motif. Rare.

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Wade & Butcher “For Barber’s Use” massive straight razor having wide blade and Black Buffalo horn handle. Rare.

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Two very unique wood handled razors. 1. Mac Nachtan. Blade etched Barber’s Choice. One piece shaped and stained wood handle. 2. This one has a checkered wood handle.

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One of the finest carved one piece Mother of Pearl Handled razors that you will ever find. Heavily carved, thick pearl with escutcheon plate on front and back. Illegible maker. C-1810-20. Very rare.

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Crescent. F. H. Loeffler Rochester , N.Y. Fabulous, smaller than usual, fancy and colorful celluloid Handled Razor. Very Rare. 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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Over the past 50 years I kept every Genuine Stag Handled Razor I was able to purchase. Now that I am selling my collection over a short period of time, it might appear that these are not rare. However, if you have been collecting for any period of time you know they are extremely hard to find. George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated IXL Razor Washington Works Sheffield. Massive blade and awesome Stag handle.

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E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter Straight Razor with imitation ivory handle in original box.

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ERN. Straight razor with very ornate and colorful celluloid handle pattern. It is #21 in the book “Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)” By Robert A. Doyle. Rare.

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Two clear horn handled mid-19thC Sheffield Straight Razors one from the Henry T. Lummus Collection with his red dot code on the pile side head end of handle. 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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Matched pair of Sterling Silver Handled “F&B” Straight Razors. Foster & Bailey was a small quality American silversmith Company that operated in Providence, Rhode Island from 1878-1898. Very ornate and rare shaving tools. All you need is a nice flat presentation case for this awesome pair.