Originally Posted by
BobH
Morning and welcome to the forum. A lot of times the box you get a razor in is not the original box but as this is your Grandfathers razor there is a possibility that the box is original and that the razor was made by FRAM. There really is no way to be absolutely sure as FRAM is not stamped on the razor itself. Made in Solingen of Best Silver Steel would indicate a quality razor which makers in Solingen were noted. You could be correct on the dating of the razor but again dating exactly a razors age is difficult. They were not serial numbered.
As it is your Grandfather's razor and your first I would not recommend that you clean it up and sharpen/hone it as your first razor project. There is plenty of info on this site that will help you do both when you are ready on a project razor that is not an heirloom. If you mess a cheap project razor up no biggie, doing that to an heirloom razor would hurt.
There are quite a few members in the TO area that may respond to your post. One in particular, Phrank, has all his restoration work done in the TO area and should be able to supply you with the info on his restorer.
You have a quality razor that appears to need very little work to clean up and hone to shave ready. It looks to be used little as there appears to be very little hone wear on the spine. It also has a French point which you don't see as often and is very good for a beginner to use. Do yourself a favour and have that nice heirloom razor restored by a pro and then enjoy it. You are lucky to have an heirloom razor to enjoy and treasure.
Bob