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Name: Star Safety Razors and accessories
Author: Renzo Jardella
Country: England
Year: 2011
Pages: 90
Price: 25 GBP initial price Currently at 35 GBP around 45 USD.
Availability: Still available, but we don't know for how long.
This book is the best reference for Kampfe hardcore collectors. Simply nothing comes close. I consider myself a Kampfe collector, so, take from me.
This book contains all the known heads except HR-P1 that the Author didn't have at the time of printing but acquired later from Howard Hazelcorn (the author of the first book on Kampfe razors) collection.
About the Author: Renzo Jardella has the largest razor collection we know of. Some big collectors that visited him and saw his collection all agree on one thing: It's overwhelming. About 8000 razors. Legendary!
The book is made of an excellent quality paper all in colour and the razor pictures are bright with high resolution. It contains only razors from 1875 to 1919. The author insists that he wanted to add to previous authors like Hazelcorn and Robert Waits and go through the same grounds again but wanted to photographic reference for collectors.
So, what's inside?
For a Kampfe collector like me, this a feast for the eyes.
This book is a must have.
PS: I asked permission from the author to post some pictures from his book and he kindly accepted.
Author: Renzo Jardella
Country: England
Year: 2011
Pages: 90
Price: 25 GBP initial price Currently at 35 GBP around 45 USD.
Availability: Still available, but we don't know for how long.
This book is the best reference for Kampfe hardcore collectors. Simply nothing comes close. I consider myself a Kampfe collector, so, take from me.
This book contains all the known heads except HR-P1 that the Author didn't have at the time of printing but acquired later from Howard Hazelcorn (the author of the first book on Kampfe razors) collection.
About the Author: Renzo Jardella has the largest razor collection we know of. Some big collectors that visited him and saw his collection all agree on one thing: It's overwhelming. About 8000 razors. Legendary!
The book is made of an excellent quality paper all in colour and the razor pictures are bright with high resolution. It contains only razors from 1875 to 1919. The author insists that he wanted to add to previous authors like Hazelcorn and Robert Waits and go through the same grounds again but wanted to photographic reference for collectors.
So, what's inside?
- The Kampfe boxed sets produced by Kampfe Bros (36 in total)
- The Kampfe sets produced by other retailers: Not all are here as there were many retailers and even prestigious hotels in Paris started putting their names on boxes with Kampfe stars in them.
- The Tin Collection (Cylindrical and Oblong ), almost all of them are there more than 70 with the lithographic print variations.
- The Blade banks variations
- The stroppers variation
- Razor handles variations
- Shaving sticks
- Cosmetic containers
- Strops
- Brushes
- Corn razors
- Replacements blades
- Envelopes
- Unusual findings (Rad the book to know more)
For a Kampfe collector like me, this a feast for the eyes.
This book is a must have.
PS: I asked permission from the author to post some pictures from his book and he kindly accepted.