Straight Razor Auction Ending 4/30

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Straight razor. Red-Injun No. 101. H. Boker & Co. Germany. Imitation ivory handle with raised pattern on both sides of what appears to be some type of pine cones, flowers and bark. Green and brown coloring. Rare. This is razor # 61 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. Also, this razor was featured on the back cover of my 2005 book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors, Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)."

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Straight razor. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Colorful raised pattern of flowers, stalk and leaves in green and yellow with black colored background. Pile side is rounded and plain colored a dark brown. Very rare. This is the only example of this handle pattern that I have ever seen. This is razor # 62 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. This is the only example of this handle pattern that I have ever seen.

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Straight razor. Sheffield Razor Co. Sheffield, Eng. Salmon- and yellow-swirled woven celluloid handle with openwork on both sides. Blade is etched “Barber’s Rattler Fully Warranted.” Very rare. This is razor # 63 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Capitol Cutlery Co. Indianapolis, Ind. Made in Germany. Imitation ivory handle with flowers and scroll at each end with metal end caps shaped and fitted to wrapped rope ends. Pattern on both sides. Some brown coloring remains. I have also viewed one made by Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Rare. This is razor # 64 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. This razor was illustrated, in color, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," that I wrote and published in 1980.

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Straight razor. Washington Cutlery Co. Imitation ivory handle with wrapped rope ends and scroll with flowers each end. Dark brown highlights on pattern. Design on both sides. Blade is etched “King of Whiskers.” Rare. This is razor # 65 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. Also, this razor was featured on the back cover of my 2005 book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors, Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)." This razor was illustrated, in color, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," that I wrote and published in 1980.

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Straight razor. Belmont Manufacturing Co. Handle is hot pink with intertwined bamboo figural pattern on both sides. Two others have been inspected: Boss and A.W. Wadsworth & Sons. Rare. This is the only one in this hot pink color I have ever seen. This is razor # 66 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. Also, this razor was featured on the back cover of my 2005 book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors, Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)." This razor was illustrated, in color, in "Straight Razor Collecting, An Illustrated Price Guide," that I wrote and published in 1980.

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Straight razor. Oxford Razor Warranted Germany. Imitation ivory rounded handle has painted scene of parrot on branch with stalk and flowers. Bird is orange and brown with a little green; flowers are yellow with green stalk. Pile side of rounded handle is plain. Note: All of the painted or transfer-scene-designed handles are very rare. Some are even rarer then the highly regarded figural patterns. Most of the time, the hand-colored pattern is missing, as it easily wore off. This is the only one of this pattern I have seen. This is razor # 67 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. 68. D. Peres Solingen Germany. Imitation ivory rounded handle has a unique pattern encompassing “cut-in” lines and hand-colored blue-green and black scene of birds flying over windmill with water and waterfowl. Pile side of rounded handle is plain. This is the only one of this kind I have seen. This is razor # 68 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Made in Germany. Imitation ivory rounded handle is hand-painted with lighthouse and small ship on upper part, larger sailing ship on lower part. Pattern is done in green. Pile side of rounded handle is plain. Note: I thought I had an exact duplicate by a different maker. However, close inspection shows they are slightly different. I believe each of these patterns is hand-done. This is the only example of this pattern I have seen. This is razor # 69 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. Also, this razor was featured on the back cover of my 2005 book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors, Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)."

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Straight razor. Henry Sears & Son 1865. Imitation ivory rounded handle with brown colored lighthouse at top over sailing vessel below. Pile side of rounded handle is plain. Again, to my knowledge, one-of-a-kind. This is razor # 70 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Hot pink on dark burgundy hand-painted lighthouse and sailboat scene. Pile side of rounded handle is burgundy and plain. Very rare—only one known. This is razor # 71 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Alexander Coppel Solingen, Germany. Slightly rounded imitation ivory handle with cut-in ovals and scroll. Hand-colored green background and lighthouse with sailboat and rowboat. Pile side of slightly rounded handle is plain and colored green to match front. Very rare—one-of-a-kind. This is razor # 72 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle. Also, this razor was featured on the back cover of my 2005 book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors, Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)."

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Straight razor. Supplee Hardware Co. Made in Germany. Rounded imitation ivory handle is black celluloid with cut-in scroll design and imitation ivory colored bird and leaves on front. Pile side of rounded black handle is plain. One-of-a-kind. This is razor # 73 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Wm. Elliot & Co. Made in Germany. The rounded imitation ivory handle has hand-painted green windmill scene with road and sailboat. Pile side of rounded handle is plain. One-of-a-kind. This is razor # 74 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Electric Cutlery Co. Both sides of imitation ivory handle have unique cut-in pattern of mammal seated at bottom with branch in paw and eating fruit, upper part also has unusual cut-in pattern. The only other one of these that I had the opportunity to inspect was Electric as well. Rare. This is razor # 75 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Electric Cutlery Co. Newark, NJ. The rounded imitation ivory handle has front side cut-in with owl on branch at head end and raised inlaid metal quarter “man-in-the-moon” with three brass inlaid stars. Pile side of rounded handle is plain but has “Design Pat. Aug. 28, 91” (1891) raised in small letters and numerals. The other one I inspected was also made by Electric. Scarce. This is razor # 76 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Richard Korkemas New York. Made in Germany. The imitation rounded ivory handle has raised woman’s head at head end with flowers and leaves on vine extending toward tang end. Same handle pattern on both sides. Colors include red flowers, green leaves and vines. Three other examples were inspected: one Antoni Tadross and two J.A. Helberg. Scarce. This razor was featured in my article "Collecting Straight Razors," in the January/February 1974 issue of "The American Blade" magazine. This is razor # 77 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Simmons Hardware Co. St. Louis, Mo. Made in Germany. Rounded imitation ivory handle with raised gentleman’s head with hat surrounded in scroll and floral pattern on both ends. Pile side of rounded handle has floral pattern with scroll. The only other that I have inspected with this pattern was the same make. Both blades are etched “A Beauty.” Rare. This is razor # 78 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Imperial Razor Warranted Registered Germany. Rounded imitation ivory handle has raised pattern with small figure of “Mercury” running with torch and surrounded in scroll. Pile side of rounded handle is decorated with scroll and checkered pattern. Two other makers with this pattern are H. Boker & Co. and W.H. Morley. Rare. This is razor # 79 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. K.B. Extra. Krusius Brothers. Rounded imitation ivory handle is colored brown and has pattern that peels away center to reveal winged cherub surrounded in scroll. Same pattern on pile side with good color. I have also seen this pattern on a Schmactenberg & Son blade. Scarce. This is razor # 80 in the "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors" by Robert A. Doyle.