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How Many by Who?

To those who own a bevy of razors, obviously some are more cherished by others, hence the average shaver may own two, three, four, nine, eleven or more of any given brand razor (same would hold true of brushes and other hardware too I suppose). But for now...razors.

Of you who have a stable of straights (small, moderate, or large in size) how many different razors made by different manufacturers do you own?

Like for example:

Ralf Aust-4
Boker-3
Jerry Stark-2
Brian Brown-2 (plus 2 re-scale jobs)
Robert Williams-1 (plus one on the way)
Thiers-Issard-1
Dovo-1
Hart Steel-1
Tim Zowada-1
Kleerblatt (vintage)-1
Gold Dollar Lab Rat-1

Seems the only brushes of which I own more than one are: (not gonna number them)

Rudy Vey-many
Omega-a few
Semogue-a couple


...and one apiece of Simpson, Vie-Long, Razorock Plissoft, Muhle, Paladin,
Probably a few others as well. Boar, badger, synthetic. They're all in there somewhere.

But the question remains, how many of each different razor manufactured by different makersdo you own?
 
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Here is a quick break down.....
CV Heljestrand - 3
Wade & Butcher - 3
Fredrick Reynolds - 2
Geisen & Forsthoff Adoration - 2
Ern - 3 (coming my way but only keeping two for now)

And then it's one a piece from various folks like:
Sheffield (3) - Bisby, JW Ragg, Joseph Smith & Sons
German (4) - Kropp (grounded in Hamburg), Puma, C-Mon, Wester Bros
Swedish (2) - Edv Neistrom, JA Hellberg
USA (2) - Geneva Cutlery, Spike
French - Thiers Issard
Italy - Garibaldi
Spain - Filarmonica
 
I don't have many, but I look forward to the other responses to this thread.

Dovo - 1
Boker -2
Wade & Butcher - 1
E.A. Berg - 1
Solingen - 2 (CA Johnson and Edlis Barber Supply)
 

Antique Hoosier

“Aircooled”
Great Great Grandfather's Wade & Butcher in Ivory

Michael Hunter & Son early 1800's Wedge horn scales w/ British Light Infantry markings

C.V. Heljestrand MK No.31 in Ivory

Yasuki Steel Kamisori

Ed Wustof 1933 Tridente

Not currently in an acquisition phase
 
Dozen of brands 1-3 but larger quantities are;
W&B 50
DD 8
Case. 11
Geneva 15
LF&C 4
Robeson 12
Union 12
Drews 8
Wosty's 9
Reynolds 6

I'm sure there are other larger lots but this was a quick once over. But the number of different manufactures if I were to make a guess would be at least 50?
 
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Antique Hoosier

“Aircooled”
Reads like a Swedish phone book.

I share your passion, just no longer as abundantly.

MK31’s SET #1
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 Tortoise (17.5mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 Tortoise (17.5mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17mm) Full Hollow Bone
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17.5mm) Full Hollow Bone
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17.5mm) Full Hollow Bone
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17.5mm) Full Hollow Bone
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17mm) Full Hollow Bone

MK31’s SET #2
Tortoise MK31 – 7-day Set
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow

Swedish SET #3
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17.5mm) Full Hollow Gilded Scales
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow Ivory
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow Ivory
C.V. Heljestrand MK 30 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 30 (15mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 16 (17mm) Rattler Grind
C.V. Heljestrand MK 16 (17mm) Rattler Grind

Swedish SET #4
The Radium French/Swedish Full Hollow (17mm)
C.V. Heljestrand MK 33 (17.5mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK 32 (19mm) Full Hollow
C.V. Heljestrand MK*2 (14mm) Full Hollow
SSA Eskilstuna Sweden (17mm) Full Hollow
SSA Eskilstuna Sweden (15mm) Full Hollow
Jernbolaget (15mm) Rattler Grind

Swedish SET #5
CW Dahlgren with barbers notch (15mm)
Erik Anton Berg Rattler Grind (16mm)
Klas Törnblom (14mm) Concave or Rattler Grind
Klas Törnblom (16mm) Concave or Rattler Grind
Klas Törnblom (18mm) Concave or Rattler Grind
John Engstrom Straight Razor Ran-tan-kar-us Red Devil (16mm)
John Engstrom Framreback

Iwasaki 30 V Japanese Straight Razor Swedish Steel (64-65 HRC)
Round Point 5/8 Double Duck Goldedge Pearl Duck
 

Legion

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The only brand I currently have multiples of are Cadman Bengalls. I think I have about six or seven of those.
 
Hmm, too many razors here frankly, mostly singles.

Multiples include:

4 Bengalls,
4 George Butlers
4 Pumas
4 Joseph Rodgers
3 Perfectus
3 J. Henckels
3 Joseph Allen Non-XLL
2 Clarke & Son
2 Frederick Reynolds

♪♪♪♪ And soap on the bath-room shelf...

And I started six months ago; talk about SRAD

C.
 
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