Mystery Edge Razor Blades

[blades033]

I checked out the local antique mall today and stumbled across these. Anyone seen them before?

A little too expensive for my university budget, but I snapped an iPhone pic to share...

-Brian

 

[D.Irving79]

i wouldnt pay more than $50 for that thing. if at all.

 

[blades033]

i wouldnt pay more than $50 for that thing. if at all.

haha! They're THAT good?!

 

[Hughies_online]

Never heard of them before

 

[Boba Fett]

$185 for what looks like a lot of blades that may not agree with my face? That's a tough commitment to make.

 

[NervousBreakdown]

I actually have a few of those that I was debating on shaving with....

Anyway,,, they're from the WWII era,,, which is why they are so expensive (and still horribly overpriced).... The full display is quite rare,, however.....

They were sold in the PX's along with many other brands,,, as the GI's of the early 40's were just like us when it came to blades....

There was an earlier variant of the packaging that had a "rising sun" logo that must have become a 'tough sell' after Pearl Harbor....

(not my pic)

It's kind of interesting how they kept the clearly Japanese-styled brand logo after ditching the "rising sun',, then added the "Made in USA" yet tried to make the blades appear to come from the Middle-East (surely it would be the other way around these days)....

 

[WhosYerBob]

That's why I don't buy collectibles...

 

[rm71]

$185 for what looks like a lot of blades that may not agree with my face? That's a tough commitment to make.

Yep.

 

[TSWebster]

Hand forging individual blades like the guy in the picture would take a long time to fill the whole display.

 

[Straight Arrow]

These turn up rather frequently on the giant auction site for far less $$$

 

[DonOhio]

Giganto-antique mall near me has a very similar Mystery Edge display - same amount of blades, more or less, with different art - for way less than what they're asking.

 

[blades033]

Good info! Thanks. The whole display looked neat. This is in a booth that usually has a few (overpriced) shave related things

I actually have a few of those that I was debating on shaving with....

Anyway,,, they're from the WWII era,,, which is why they are so expensive (and still horribly overpriced).... The full display is quite rare,, however.....

They were sold in the PX's along with many other brands,,, as the GI's of the early 40's were just like us when it came to blades....

There was an earlier variant of the packaging that had a "rising sun" logo that must have become a 'tough sell' after Pearl Harbor....

(not my pic)

It's kind of interesting how they kept the clearly Japanese-styled brand logo after ditching the "rising sun',, then added the "Made in USA" yet tried to make the blades appear to come from the Middle-East (surely it would be the other way around these days)....