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04-03-2010, 03:52 AM #3
+1 on all this. They can all be fixed but the red-handled one will definitely be the easiest.
Older Italian can have a J instead of an I, so your razor is Italian for "stainless steel" and just spelled with a J.
As for the Kansas/Germany razor, the razor was made in Germany and distributed (sharpened?) in the U.S. This was fairly common and you'll find various vintage razors marked Germany but distributed by U.S. hardware stores.
It's not much but I was able to find this site about historical Wichita:
Kiowa County Gold
Looks like around 1901 "S. D. Shaw put up a store selling everything from hardware and black powder to handkerchiefs." Hope that helps and keep us posted should you get any/all of those restored to use!