Straight Razor Auction Ending 9/16

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Straight razor. Rheinart A. Charlesville. A fantastic natural material handle having a fancy metal head cap and inlaid metal shield shaped escutcheon plates front and back. One shield has a fancy monogram, the other on pile side is dated 1819. Very rare and early French razor.

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Straight razor. ENGELSWERK. C.W. ENGELS. The only fancy handle like this that I have encountered. Busts of dignitaries on one side, writing on the other. Very unique. Please see images.

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Straight razor. Massive American Razor by Robert Pardow New York. Unique genuine Stag handle has metal end caps. The Heavy blade is stamped "WARRANTED BY THE MAKER."

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Straight razor. Van Camp Hdwe & Iron Co. Indianapolis, Indiana. The fancy, figural imitation ivory celluloid handle boasts the rare pattern of Ben Hur Chariot Race. This razor handle pattern is #20 in the book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle. Rare. This razor was featured by Kurt Moe in "THE RAZOR ANTHOLOGY" book on page 112 of his article titled VAN CAMP HARDWARE. (THE RAZOR ANTHOLOGY: A collection of selected articles about razors reprinted from monthly issues of Knife World. Copyright 1995 Knife World Publications. Illustrated, 246 pages. The book contains 72 articles by various authors. However, it is important to note that of the 72 articles Kurt Moe authored 53 of them. 73.6% of the book was comprised of Kurt's thoughts and examples from his extensive collection. Reference will be made on individual lot offerings featured in the book of the article title and page number. A limited supply of this book is available at $25 including shipping anywhere in the USA.)

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Straight razor. RobT. Smith Warranted. Super rare "select horn" handle on this late 18thC Revolutionary War Period Razor. Kurt Moe Bought this rare piece at Auction out of my personal collection. You have another opportunity to buy it! This Handle material is the rarest that you will find in an early Razor. I have witnessed four, including the folding straight razor carried by the Duke of Marlborough. All four 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. REX WARRANTED. A very rare figural imitation ivory celluloid handle pattern of the fisherman pulling in his nets. This razor handle pattern is #4 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. Very rare American Revolutionary War Period genuine tortoiseshell handled razor with brass covered head end cap to match the fancy pin covers at the tang end. A one of a kind piece.

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Straight razor. RYALS & HEATHCOATE WARRANTED RAZOR. C-1815-25. Awesome single piece mother of pearl scales mounted to metal liners for strength and capped with a fancy metal head end piece. Inlaid elongated escutcheon plate. Super rare.

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Straight razor. Illegible. The natural material handle is decorated with a scene of buildings and words NEWSTEAD ABBEY BYRON. This is the only pattern like this I have seen. Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, was formerly an Augustinian priory. Converted to a domestic home following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newstead_Abbey

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Straight razor. I have never seen this razor pattern before and this rarity comes with its original colorful advertising tin flip top container. PANAMERICANA RAZOR COMPANY. The blade is etched THE MONROE RAZOR 7000. The colorful tin case is decorated NAVALHA PANAMERICANA along with MONROE and NEW YORK and RIO DE JANEIRO. NAVALHA translates to "Razor." Therefore this is commemorating the connection between the U.S.A. and Latin America. Monroe means President Monroe and more specifically "The Monroe Doctrine." Definition: The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. To make things still better the cast, figural handle material is aluminum! It is fully decorated on both sides. Kurt Moe found some super pieces as he did not get this from me. Good luck.

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Straight razor. TAYLOR STRATFORD HOUSE 161 OXFORD ST. (London?). Unusual maker and awesome carved natural handle material. C1850-60's.

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Straight razor. Joseph Elliot's Celebrated Razor. Genuine Stag handle with inlaid escutcheon plate. C-1850. One piece stag handles are rare on straight razors.

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Straight razor. G. & M. Co. The blade with chip is fully etched with advertising for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The fancy celluloid handle pattern with inlaid mother of pearl is a pattern I have not encountered before. 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. JOHN LPCWN(?) & Co. COLUMBIA WORKS SHEFFIELD. C-1840's. Great handle of natural material with a wonderful pattern of pique work pins around the inlaid escutcheon shield. Rare. Note: Pique work was the art of inlaying tiny silver pins, by hand, into the predrilled holes of the pattern. It was a cottage industry done in homes around the manufacturing city of Sheffield. This artistry was popular from about 1820-1840's. Pique work was performed on horn, pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory and bone. You will not find two identical pieces. Even the pins are set by hand so they are not even in height.

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Straight razor. Top of the line, heavy cast bronze fancy handle on a "Torrey" razor. Unusual handle on an early American razor.

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Straight razor. Clauss Fremont, O. This is THE RAZOR from my collection that was featured in the book as handle pattern is #28 "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle. Kurt Moe stepped up and bought some very fine pieces over the 45 years that I knew him.

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Straight razor. ROGERS SHEFFIELD. (Appears to have been double stamped while the steel was hot.) fantastic natural material with fancy pique pin work design within the checkering on either side of the escutcheon plate. V crown R - Queen Victoria 1837-1901. C-1830-40's.

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Straight razor. SPROCK QUALITY. Awesome delicately carved six panel mother of pearl handle fitted to fully shaped metal liners. Ground in Hamburg etched on blade. Please see images for minor damage.

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Straight razor. Wm. Elliot & Co. A unique handcolored landscape view with building on figural imitation ivory celluloid handle. 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. Colorful and rare.

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Straight razor. F FENNY. C1820-30's. A fancy whalebone handled razor featuring an elaborate pattern of pique pin work. Note: Pique work was the art of inlaying tiny silver pins, by hand, into the predrilled holes of the pattern. It was a cottage industry done in homes around the manufacturing city of Sheffield. This artistry was popular from about 1820-1840's. Pique work was performed on horn, pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory and bone. You will not find two identical pieces. Even the pins are set by hand so they are not even in height. Rare.