The best gifts are Razors!

So my stepfather was helping a woman clean out her house and stumbled upon some razors. Well since he is aware of my love for them, he boxed em up and brought them to me! They all need some cosmetic work but a few are in pretty good shape. the make of them goes as listed, from top to bottom..

-H. boker & co
-john ritt's celebrated razor, sheffield
-#9 G.fiedr.ern, garantie
-Torrey
-john williams demascus steel, sheffield
-keen edge, trade mark
-columbia cutlery co #10, worcester mass extra hollow ground
-geneva cutlery co.

The couple i was most interested in were the John Ritt's, the G.fiedr.ern, and the columbia cutlery razor? Any info would be awesome! thanks so much!Attachment 165995Attachment 165996Attachment 165997

That is a fine haul! Enjoy them

And did you give him a hug???
Perhaps a kiss???
A cigar???
Your shirt???
Your left...... Well, we wont go there.

I'd be jacked if my father brought me those! All look like they could turn out to be fabulous looking razors, and I'm sure, fabulous shavers too. Congratulations on that sweet score.

Ohhh! That Boker! That is an OLD Ern! Betcha that is a Thurry on that strop-hone! The Torrey looks ready to shave! Nice gift!!

While the razors are great, that strop hone really interests me. I really like those lately.

The boker is beautiful, my first razor was a boker. And the entire really intrigues me? It's old for sure. And as far as the strop/hone/storage case is really cool. I may be interested in selling/trading it? Shoot me a private message if your interested and maybe we could work something out?

will do soon :)

I have the same columbia but different scales. I read they were produced in 1905. Don't know much else.

Are you sure thats a "G. Friedr. Ern" and not C. Friedr. Ern"?

It is definitely a n early one going by the scale material. Carl Willhelm Ern was the originator of the company, grinding razors in Haan and employing another well known name - Voos. Carl Willhelm had four sons, among than Nathaniel, who was Carrl Friedrich Ern's father. Nathaniel only ground razors for J. A. Henckels in 1860 and they were based in Wuppertal until they moved to solingen Wald in 1876. The official date for the foundation of the company under Carl's name was 1873.

Some lovely looking razors - and scales.

Regards,
Neil

Are you sure thats a John Ritt's and not a John Pitts?

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Originally Posted by Martin103

Are you sure thats a John Ritt's and not a John Pitts?

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Could well be John Pitt whose sons formed Pitts Bros, Sheffield. The father, John Pitts (he had two sons, another John and a Charles) worked in Simms Croft, Sheffield, in 1828, then Trafalgar Street, then the sons joined the firm. In 1852 son Charles was working in Milton Street and John senior in Chester Street, but he died the next year - 1859, so that would date the razor from 1828 - 1859 providing that:

(a) It is Pitts and not Ritt, and
(b) The apostrophe is not before the 's'

He was conveyed some land in 1853:

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For more info regarding the Pitts family, see here.

Regards,
Neil

To be honest I will have to look at it again once I clean it up. But either way thanks so much for all the detailed info!

Neil, thank you so much for all the information! Come to find out you were correct about both razors. I cleaned them up a bit around the engraving and found out it is C. Freidr.Ern not G. And John Pitt's. With the grime they had on them it was hard to read but its clear as day now! thanks again