The Shaving Collectibles Extravaganza was held on October 10-11, 2009, in West Chester, Ohio, USA. The Extravaganza was a combined meeting of the 6th National Shaving Collectibles Meeting, the National Shaving Mug Collectors Association (NSMCA), and The Straight Razor Place. Following informal meetings on Friday afternoon , October 9, held by the NSMCA at the Hampton Inn, many of the attendees gathered for dinner at the popular Bravo Cucina Italiana restaurant, while others attended the business meeting and social of the NSMCA. The formal meeting was held on the following day at the Indiana Wesleyan University Conference Center in West Chester. On Sunday morning, the meeting concluded with an informal breakfast in the conference room of the Hampton Inn.

Presentations during the conference included: Shaving Mugs by Bernie Lukco; Straight Razor Blade Restoration by Jerry Harter; Gillette Razors at the Beginning of the 20th Century by Sebastian Sandersius; The Ed Jeffers Barber Museum by Mike Ippoliti; and The World of Razor Sharpeners by Tom Willard. In addition, Honing Demonstrations were given throughout the day by Lynn Abrams.

Participants were treated to gift bags, compliments of the Gillette Company and Schick Wilkinson Sword. Door prizes were again given away by a drawing of names. Many attendees and Schick Wilkinson Sword contributed shaving collectibles for the drawings. Many thanks are extended to all of the contributors.

Plans for the 2010 meeting of the 7th National Shaving Collectibles Meeting were discussed. A tentative date of October 16-17 was set. An invitation was made to the NSMCA and The Straight Razor Place to join us for the meeting or at another time when their groups wished to collaborate again. The coming together of the three shaving groups for this meeting provided those attending with a great assortment of shaving collectibles to buy and sell and also to drool over. Attendees came from England and all parts of the US, including California, Alabama, New York, Arizona, Kansas, and Oklahoma to name just a few states.

Among the items on display and for sale were beautiful safety razors, barber bottles, straight razors, shaving mugs, and blade banks. There was even a barber chair on display.

Below are some selected photos from the meeting. Make sure to click on the photos to enlarge them.