Thread: Craftsman Wedge

The name "Craftsman" was for the high end tools that Sears sold. so they would have had at least two levels of quality in their stores and catalogs. The name "Craftsman" does not appear in the 1900 catalog and my guess was that it was used later for differentiation of quality.

Henry Sears was another entity completely. Great razors though.

~Richard

Thanks. Looks like a keeper.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I don't recall seeing a Craftsman wedge in the past either. What is stamped on either side of the tang ? I've got some Craftsman that are just stamped Sears & Roebuck with no maker's name, another is stamped Ern on the tang, and etched Craftsman on the belly of the blade. There was one other that I can't recall at the moment. I think they came later than the aforementioned stamps. I'm pretty sure Koeller made Craftsmans that are marked Sears & Roebuck, or Sta-Sharp, but not positive.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Ern made them too.

Also, Adolph Kastor's Imperial Razor Co.

The wedge is a new one on me too! But considering how focused my attention has been on stuff made before 1870, that's maybe not very surprising.

Originally Posted by gugi

I had one just like this, now I wonder if it's the same one.
Here's the more blingy one I kept (sorry about the oil on the blade):
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Enjoy, very fine razor!

The Craftman Wedge is a new one to me as well. I have seen them made by Ern & I have three, two being Craftsman razor's. One is a Sta-Sharp that is Identical to one of my Craftsman razor's. I have another Craftsman razor made by GRS in Solingen.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ght-razor.html