Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

Well, I guess I am now a member of the Boker Brotherhood its my first and only straight razor.

So I got this from the old old man. The box says it's a 9246 SP. Is it pretty well a wall hanger with a chip like that? I received 3 SR but sadly, this one, with the big chip, seems to be the best. Any insight on this blade?

Thanks.

You could grind it down and hone it and use it, but it would take a lot of work. It's a shame.

Here's my one and only Böker, an extra-hollow beauty discovered on eBay, rescaled at some point in its lifetime:

I have posted this razor on another forum looking for info and I thought it belonged here. It was bought at auction with several other razors and laid around quite a while before I got around to using it.

All I can say is Boker razors (at least the vintage ones) are really nice shavers. I use this razor a lot now and am glad I didn't wait longer to clean it up and try it.

Thanks to everyone for posting and sharing.

H. Boker made this razor for the Wolff, Lane & Co. in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is dated in between 1860-1895. This is one of my favorite razors because it holds a great edge, looks awesome to me, and is the most comfortable well balanced razor I have ever held. You can literally balance it on one finger when open. I know I have posted this before but wanted to give a more intimate review after realizing how special this razor is to me.

Originally Posted by xMackx

H. Boker made this razor for the Wolff, Lane & Co. in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is dated in between 1860-1895. This is one of my favorite razors because it holds a great edge, looks awesome to me, and is the most comfortable well balanced razor I have ever held. You can literally balance it on one finger when open. I know I have posted this before but wanted to give a more intimate review after realizing how special this razor is to me.

I have a Robeson with a similar Boker stamp made in the late 1880's. It's a great shaver. You can see it in post number 16 of this thread: The Robesons

Here is a vintage catalog of the different vintage models of the time.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...363//boker.pdf

I see the Boker "Our Pet' in the 1906 catalog. The Robeson stamp on my 'Our Pet' dates it pre 1885 per this info: RobesonsRme.com under the history tab. BAsed on this info it would appear that "Our Pet' was in production for a few years.

Got my first straight razor today, and I was looking for some info. I was sent to this thread. So can you fellas tell me anything about my Boker? Is this one of the 1924-1935 ones? I'm pretty new at this.