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I would like to post a short report on Northfield Cutlery or Northfield Knife Co. Conn. They were in business from 1858-1919. They began making pocket knives in 1858. The factory was a building on a hillside & obtained it's power from the Northfield Brook. They rapidly gained a reputation of manufacturing pocket knives. In 1870 a large reservoir was then built to ensure a steady flow from the brook. In 1876 the trademark "UN-X-LD" was adapted. Northfield adapted the markings Excelsior Cutlery Company, "E*XL" & Excelsior Knife company until around 1905. The cutlery produced by Northfield which was of the best quality, was exhibited & won prizes at several Worlds Fairs & they sold razors & scissors marked "Northfield Cutlery Co". Since there isn't an abundance of them like other razors, they seem to be very hard to come across. The Northfield Knife Company was a very large manufacturer of pocket knives & their display at the 1901 Pan- American Exposition contained over 1000 different styles. Northfield razors are harder to come by than many other American made razors & are more highly sought after bringing higher prices in many cases. Out of all the American razors I own, my Northfield Rattler is the best & holds an edge like you wouldn't believe. I think that is because it was manufactured by the very high quality maker. It is also my favorite of all my Northfield razors.
When I first got this one, one of the scales were broken on it, so I changed out the scales to some other old scales I had that looked identical to them. It also had those "flower pedal" looking collars on it but was missing two of them so I put some on there that were as close to the originals I could find. It came out looking good, old like I wanted it to as original as when I got it. It has some hone wear but which ones that old aren't going to? The Northfields are much harder to find & are more rare. They aren't as common as the other American made razors so when they turn up they bring in more money because they are worth more. The Northfield razor is in a league of its own & is a legend of its time!
This writeup came from my resources & were put into my own words.