Thread: DD clone? .....Bresnick

Any of you guys ever see or own a Bresnick razor? Has 2 ducks on handle jut like DD and sharpens and shaves like a dream. Not as expensive as DD . Nice razors.

invisible edge

Hello Invisable edge,
Your Bresnick is an early DD. Made before they moved to Jamaica New York in 1950 or so. Tedzepplen

I have one which is as you describe, but has "Dubl Duck" and "Special No. 1" on it as well as "Germany" and it shaves me well too. I heard they stopped shipping these to the US around 1941. Can anyone shed more light on if that's true and what happened in the late 40's and 50's to reestablish sales in America?

X

Dubl Duck continued to make special #1's right up until they went out of the razor Business. Most of the more common Ducks can be found with either the Bresnick New York or Jamaica New York Addresses. Depending on When they were imported.
Dubl Ducks were alway's very popular, especially with the pro's.
If your really interested in Dubl Ducks. I can send photo's of some rare and unusual Dubl Ducks in my collection. Or if you have a Dubl Duck you can't identify send me a photo and I will Identify it for you.
Tedzepplen

I guess your the DD expert here. it seems every time DD is discussed here the chronology of Bresnick, Bresduck and pearlduck designations seems to change.

I have a Bresduck marked Lifetime in blued steel. There is no mention of Doubleduck and it has a symbol of what appears to be a single rooster on the neck of the blade. Any ideas about it?

Hey, Tedzepplen,

can you make a scans of some DD catalog? If you have one, ofcourse I found a C-mon catalog on the other site, I think having scanned catalogs here is a nice value for dating and identifying razors. That goes for all of you guys with razor catalogs and scanners...

I have one Satinedge, but with white plastic handles, with no decoration at all. On the e-bay i camed across a couple of Satinedges, with clear and pearloid handles, Satinedge logo, and brass ducks. Is my model catalog one, or the handles were replaced?

thanx,
Nenad

Originally Posted by Tedzepplen

Hello Invisable edge,
Your Bresnick is an early DD. Made before they moved to Jamaica New York in 1950 or so. Tedzepplen

I'm glad you expalined that because this started reminding me of the time my friend bought a "Domega" watch from a street vendor ("Omega" used to be a very popular, good quality watch).

Originally Posted by Joe Lerch

I'm glad you expalined that because this started reminding me of the time my friend bought a "Domega" watch from a street vendor ("Omega" used to be a very popular, good quality watch).

They still are, just out of my price range.....
John P

Originally Posted by invisible edge

Any of you guys ever see or own a Bresnick razor? Has 2 ducks on handle jut like DD and sharpens and shaves like a dream. Not as expensive as DD . Nice razors.

invisible edge

I've never seen definitive evidence, but I believe Bresnick started out as a cutlery store in New York. Then they started importing and branding their own razors about 1930 ..... My oldest dubl duck only has two ducks on the front scale, and no name. The blade's front tang is smooth, but the back tang has a stamped semi-circle with two ducks in it and 'BRES??CK New York'; also 'MADE IN GERMANY' close to the pivot:







As $oon as I figure out how much to a$k for it, it'll go on the auction block, probably with most intere$t to the collector $ide of razor buying. I've kept it as-acquired except for a good scrubbing and hand-polishing to remove trace rust stains.

Mines exactly like yours.

invisible edge