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  1. Joseph Smith & Sons, Sheffield.

    by , 04-11-2013 at 05:48 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by manah View Post
    Joseph Smith was a razor manufacturer, who was born in about 1785. The Company of Cutlers recorded the apprenticeship of Joseph Smith to his father, Isaac Smith, a razor maker in Stannington. Joseph was granted his Freedom in 1810. He first appeared in a Sheffield directory in 1833, trading from Radford Street. By 1852, the enterprise became "& Sons" - presumably with the addition of Joseph's son John. The enterprise employed ten men and three boys. By the late 1870s, it had moved
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  2. Oxford Razor, Germania Cutlery Works, Germany.

    by , 03-31-2013 at 04:56 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by manah View Post
    Trademark "Oxford Razor" (1900-1938) was used by Germania Cutlery Works, 1896-1938.
    This company was owned by the Kastor family. Nathan Kastor was in charge of the factory.
    The factory was in Ohligs-Solingen. They made cutlery for export to the US.
    In 1938, the Nazis seized the factory.
  3. Simple buffer setup for beginners

    by , 03-18-2013 at 06:00 PM
    Here is what you want.......W1681 Buffing Assembly

    Pay attention to the middle pic...
    For your existing motor shaft get the smallest pulley you can find. You will probably need to get a slower motor ( 1750 rpm) but try what you have first.

    Hope this helps
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  4. Gottlieb Hammesfahr, Solingen-Foche.

    by , 02-01-2013 at 08:25 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by manah View Post
    The Gottlieb Hammesfahr company was founded in 1684.
    Gottlieb Hammesfahr, 1684 - 1880's,
    Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Companie, 1880's - 1935,
    Gottlieb Hammesfahr AG 'Nirosta-Werke', 1935 - present day.
    Registered 12th November 1875, Solingen-Foche, Focher Strasse 60.
    Trademarks "Pyramide", "Nirosta", "Kompressor" were used commercially.
    Brands: Pyramide (1904, №74263), Gottlieb Hammesfahr, Foche(1904, №72298), ...
  5. Heinrich Herder, Solingen and some members of his family.

    by , 01-30-2013 at 04:10 PM
    The company of Heinrich Herder was founded in about 1806(?). The business was closed after 1972. I couldn't find the exact date. Registered 9th July 1866, located Solingen, Schützenstrasse 26.
    H. Herder, concerned in peacetime with the manufacture of tools and tableware (and of daggers and dagger components in the years of the Third Reich).

    Heinrich Herder is one more member of Herder's family:
    Friedrich Herder ...

    Updated 01-30-2013 at 04:12 PM by manah

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    History of razors manufacturers.
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