That Was a Close Shave

What You Should Know!

Is this a hobby that is reserved for men only? Do you know of any women that are hooked on blade collecting?

Perhaps one of the more surprising facts regarding my collection was to discover that some of the collectors from USA are women who started many years ago, even before I was born, to collect blades. Some of this lady's have very big collection with thousands of items, and they started because of their father or grandfather, and they are obsessed to this hobby more than most of the men collectors I know.

Is there a reference book on the market for new collectors to refer to?

One indication for the importance of this kind of collectible would be that a few years ago, a book was published by a gentlemen named Mr. Phil Krumholtz from USA The book is called - "Collector's guide to American Razor Blades". In this book there is a lot of information on blades that were manufactured in USA. The blades are shown with a lot of very nice pictures. The book gives also information on the Manufacturers that were and still are in the USA and also identifies and gives values for the items.

In ending, do you have any words of advice to anyone considering this hobby?

Yes, this kind of hobby like many other hobbies is needed to be treated with a lot of love and patience - it takes a lot of time and energy to build and collect a big collection. It also takes a lot of financial recourses - you don't have to be rich or millionaire, but you have to know when you are obsessed to a collection it will cost you - I think that I spent till today at least 2000$. So as the poet said - "All you need is love".

*Amichay Bar-Yoseph is collector of razor blade packs from Israel who would like to end this article with a personal approach to the readers: "If you are a collector of razor blades or have any interest in this article - don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. You are welcomed to contact me by e -mail: abyms@hotmail.co.il. I will be happy to meet new collectors and friends from around the world to exchange information about our collections and trade our duplicates. If you are not a collector and you have old razor blades at home and you don't need them - I know someone that will be happy to add them to his collection instead of throwing them to the trash.