Boker Identification - Any Help Appreciated!

[Kerrzie]

Hello all,

I picked this up for super cheap and I can't seem to find any info on it. I've never seen boker razor with Imperial on the blade. Does anyone have any ideas? I'd also love to hear your thoughts on the scale material. It certainly looks like ivory or some type of horn to me.

Thanks!

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Ivory? no
Horn? no
Bone? YES

 

[Legion]

Yes, bone scales.

Razor is most likely from around the turn of the century to WW1.

 

[H Brad Boonshaft]

Yup, bone.

Heel needs correction and has a serous frown, likely caused by the heel.

Both are an easy fix and after removing that spot of rust should provide another generation of good shaves.

 

[Gamma]

"Imperial" was a commonly used 'etch' by Boker. Yes, bone - they don't look like ivory or horn.
You can, sometimes, date Bokers by matching the etch of the tree to the drawing on their website. The style changed over the years so that might help pin it down to a certain era.