Most common Razors in Oz

**baldy** · 09-09-2010, 01:34 AM

Ok, lets get this forum going. Thanks to Hoglahoo and SRP for thinking of us.
I was wondering what the most common razors were in Australia.
IME there seems to have been a lot of Bengalls and Invictas out here back in the day. I have in my collection 5 Bengalls and 3 Invictas (Both brands great shavers too.)
Anyone else have any thoughts?

**ndw76** · 09-09-2010, 02:15 AM

I have found heaps of Bengalls in Oz. They seem to have been the most prevailent brand. But I have also found a couple of Harmonies.

**hendersr** · 09-09-2010, 02:18 AM

I am the same. Bengalls and Invicta's. I read somewhere that the Bengall's were standard army issue thats why there are so many of them.

I have a razor that i bought about 18 years ago (new) that is branded Dorko. I have never been able to find out much about them apart for an unrelated post then said it was a company called Dorsett and sons company(based in Germany). Dont know if this was a pre-cursor company to Dovo or not, probably a pretty wild assumptions

**yogibighouse** · 09-09-2010, 09:32 AM

mostly bengall i did find a puma 4/8 once. in katherine and was in good shape dispite the
high humity

but for the life of me i cant find any w&b i doubt they were ever imported into australia we just got the cheap sh*t (except the bennys)

**baldy** · 09-09-2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by yogibighouse

mostly bengall i did find a puma 4/8 once. in katherine and was in good shape dispite the
high humity

but for the life of me i cant find any w&b i doubt they were ever imported into australia we just got the cheap sh*t (except the bennys)

Yep, closest I've come to finding a W&B was when I found a W&B box in an antique store. I got one from the U.S. though, I was working on it today. Keep your eyes on The Gallery should be there in the next few days. Its funny, they seem to have stacks of them over there in the U.S.
hendersr, Thats interesting about the army issue idea, that would explain alot.

**onimaru55** · 09-10-2010, 10:41 AM

A few thousand references in Oz Newspapers for Bengall razors.
Pretty ubiquitous I'd say

Search results - NLA Newspapers

**onimaru55** · 09-10-2010, 11:08 AM

Just googled this
Bengall

Seems we're not alone. Post war Cadman exported 80-90% of their product to Australia, India , Japan & Poland

**baldy** · 09-10-2010, 12:21 PM

I've been wondering about this for over a year, and all I had to do was a bit of Googling

Thanks again Oz.

**onimaru55** · 09-11-2010, 12:25 AM

Another razor you should find in Oz is the Gotta, tho less prolific than the Bengall.
I bought about 4 Gottas in the 80's.
They were about the same price as the Black Beauty strops. Around AUD $100.
They were sold wholesale from "Barbers Supply" in Rydalmere. They still exist & have moved to Belmore but I don't see any straights for sale on their webpage.
Gotta was one of the names that Dovo bought up as was Dorko ... I think.

**Jimbo** · 09-11-2010, 01:50 AM

Yep, gotta agree on the Gottas!

And the Bengalls of course.

You can also find Pumas, Joseph Rodgers (in fact, a lot of Sheffield manufacturers turn up in Aus), Torreys, and Bokers to name but a few.

I also know there is a Livi or two floating around, at least one Joe Chandler, and an Alex Jacques. lol!

James.

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