Thread: Old J.R. Torrey find

I purchase and J.R. Torrey razor from a antique shop for twenty six bucks. It appears to be fairly old and definitely not shave ready, but other than wear no obvious damage. It has "I-SHAW" stamped on the spine, and a hand scribe of "140" barely visible on the end of the scales. I also have the original leather sleeve it came in. Any thoughts on this razor? Is there a reputable honing service in the Cleveland Ohio area?

Thanks,
Pete

Hi Pete, it sounds like you have a really nice razor you picked up. JR Torrey was one of the largest US razor manufacturers in the United States. I personally own quite a few of them. They are great shavers. Please post some pictures when you get a chance. We would love to see what you got.

Lynn Abrams is one person I can think of off the top of my head that does honing in Ohio. You can contact him through the services section of the classifieds.

Thank you for the quick response. However, the more I look into this razor, I'm beginning tow wonder if it is a Shaw razor in a J.R. Torrey case. I am leaving the house for a couple of hours, when I get back I will work on getting some images to to this forum.

Thanks,
Pete

Hopefully the pictures aren't too blurry.

That ain't no Torrey . That razor is around 200 years old ! Nice find !

Originally Posted by dave5225

That ain't no Torrey . That razor is around 200 years old ! Nice find !

do you have link to a source?
I can't tell for sure from the pic but it looks like the razor is quite worn off.