Vintage Antique Straight Razor Box Lot (7 Cases) - Wade & Butcher, Clauss, Union
Item Overview
This lot features a premium collection of seven (7) authentic, antique straight razor boxes (historically known as "coffin" sleeves). These are genuine late 19th to early 20th-century two-piece telescoping cardboard cases.
- Please Note: This listing is for the EMPTY BOXES ONLY. No metal razors or cutlery items are included.
- Target Audience: Perfect for vintage shaving collectors looking to match period-correct boxes to their loose steel, or for antique display purposes.
Detailed Item Inventory & Condition
Each case has been visually cross-referenced against original historical manufacturer marks:
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🇺🇸 Union Razor Co. (Tidioute, Pennsylvania) — Quantity: 1 Complete Box
- Style: Red-and-brown speckled cross-hatch paper pattern.
- Markings: Faded but entirely legible stamped silver/white text reading "UNION RAZOR CO. TIDIOUTE, PENNA."
- Condition: Uniform surface scuffing and color fading; all edges and corners are structurally complete.
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🇩🇪 Otto Fromm Cutlery Co. "Red Head No. 50" (Solingen, Germany) — Quantity: 1 Complete Box
- Style: Vibrant, bright red smooth paper casing.
- Markings: Bright gold lettering clearly reading "RED HEAD No. 50 / Otto Fromm Cutlery Co. GERMANY".
- Condition: Very Good vintage condition. Exceptional color preservation; minor shelf rub on the outer edges.
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🇺🇸 Geneva Cutlery Co. (Geneva, New York) — Quantity: 1 Complete Box
- Style: Heavy black textured wrap over a tan cardboard core.
- Markings: Deeply debossed "GENEVA CUTLERY CO. GENEVA, N.Y. U.S.A."
- Condition: Distressed. The outer black textured wrap has significant peeling and paper loss (as shown in photos), but the underlying box remains structurally solid.
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🇬🇧 Wade & Butcher (Sheffield, England) — Quantity: 2 Lower Halfs
- Style: Dark brown mottled texture with cream/yellow telescoping inserts.
- Markings: Distinct gold-debossed "WADE & BUTCHER SHEFFIELD" logos stamped across the face.
- Condition: Fair to Good vintage condition. Light surface scuffing and edge fraying. Both retain solid structural forms.
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🇺🇸 Clauss Cutlery Co. (Fremont, Ohio) — Quantity: 1 Lower Half
- Style: Rich maroon leatherette texture with a black insert featuring a red/gold bordered label.
- Markings: Prominent, crisp cursive "Clauss" trademark stamp on the center face.
- Condition: Good structural condition; minor peeling and surface wear on the left edge.
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Unmarked / Worn Replacement Case — Quantity: 1 Lower Half
- Style: Distressed reddish-brown exterior paper over dark insert.
- Condition: Heavy vintage patina and edge rubbing. Best used as a generic filler or blank period-correct replacement sleeve.
📏 Sizing & Dimensions
- Average Length: Each box measures approximately 6" to 6.5" inches in length.
- Compatibility: Perfectly sized to house standard vintage 5/8" and 6/8" straight-edge razors.
selling as pictured.
more than welcome to pick up at shop in butler pa & save shipping.
051926 gp