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  1. 05-12-2014, 10:49 PM #1
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    Default 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!Name: barn razor 2.jpg Views: 394 Size: 67.2 KBName: barn razor.jpg Views: 403 Size: 43.9 KBName: barn hone 1.jpg Views: 371 Size: 61.0 KB
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    That is a fine haul! Enjoy them
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    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.
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    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!!
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    While the razors are great, that strop hone really interests me. I really like those lately.
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    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?
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    will do soon
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    I have the same columbia but different scales. I read they were produced in 1905. Don't know much else.
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    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.

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