Originally Posted by manah What are these? These are H.Boker & Co. Inc. razors. They were made in USA. 9TE4/5/6 is a Boker trademark. (The length of open razor - 9", and the width 4/8; 5/8; 6/8)
Yesterday afternoon Mark casually mentions that Phil Dobson was stopping by after work. Really? This isn't common for us, matter of fact I haven't met Phil... Mark had him over once before for coffee. HOLY SH*T!! I was stoked! (to say the least) :rock: Turns out Phil was passing through town en route to his next adventure and made arrangements to hone up one of his razors Joshua had purchased on Phil's last visit to Spokane. What a cool experience… it was a beautiful day, ...
Updated 06-16-2012 at 04:03 PM by sarahbella
Alk, You have know way to know this yet if you're new to str8 shaving, but Cudarunner's offer is generous, and his work is good. 'Hope you two connect on this.
Originally Posted by manah Welcome to SRP. And my congratulations. You're the owner of the razor made by very known and old Solingen company. I believe, the razor can be restored and you can use it for a long time. Your razor was made by Eduard Wüsthof, Dreizackwerk, Solingen. The company was founded in 1814, registered 22nd December 1884. Located in Solingen, Kronprinzenstrasse 49. They're still in business. Trademarks: 'Dante', 'Draga', 'Dreizackwerk', 'Nuxia', 'Pactroc-Elite', 'Pactroc-Progress', ...
Originally Posted by manah A little bit of history: Thomas Tillotson was the founder of the business, which began in the Lambert street area by 1774, but by the 1780s was operating in Coalpit Lane (now Cambridge Street) in the town centre. The trademark was "ALBION". Thomas Tillotson became Master Cutler in 1789. Tillotson died on 2 November 1803. Thomas had two sons - George and John - and by 1797 the business had been styled Thomas Tillotson ...