Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Straight

A Collection of Vintage Straight Razors and Stropping Equipment Including Le Grelot and Allegro - This collection of mid-20th-century barbering equipment comprises several straight razors, strops, and honing tools of French and Swiss manufacture. A notable item is a French straight razor by Pierre Hospital and Cie of Thiers, marked on the tang with Le Grelot 715/0 and featuring a blade etched with Marque de Qualité. The razors in the group are fitted with assorted handles, including black and faux-tortoiseshell celluloid. The assortment includes a Swiss-made Allegro Mod. Flexible 35 paddle strop, presented in its original faux-crocodile effect cardboard box. Additional items include two wooden-handled paddle strops, a cased single-sided strop within a wooden box with a sliding lid, and a small rectangular natural honing stone in dark grey. Several red cardboard razor boxes are also present in the group.