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Thread: Las Cruces Tripple Cross

  1. 10-17-2014, 09:07 PM #1
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    Default Las Cruces Tripple Cross

    i have recently add this razor to my collection can any help with the rarity and the history off this razor?Name: IMG_0763.jpg Views: 484 Size: 41.6 KB
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    Very interesting razor. Are there any makers marks on the off side of the tang? Looks like a stand #14 blade so you might find some info here http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor.../65514-14.html . The three crosses have a very significant meaning in the Christian religion so at a guess it was a model made to be marketed in areas that spoke Spanish. That is just a shot in the dark and it will be interesting to see what the more knowledgeable members can some up with.

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    Sweet looking razor
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    Las Cruces= The Crosses

    Calidad Superior= Superior Quality

    I suspect it was made for the S American market.

    Three Crosses would be Tres Cruces.

    Nice looking razor.
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    As far as putting a manufacturer's name to a Three Crosses razor, I have this one made by Johann Breidohr, Solingen Germany. I believe this one is 8/8 and is a great shaver. I would never let this razor go for any reason.

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    Here's the one that I got off of ebay, and I love it!

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    Las Cruces is a city in Southern New Mexico. It was named after a massacre by Indians in the 1800s in which three nuns traveling through the area were killed. They were buried there with three crosses marking the graves and the city developed near the area years later.
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    So what I've found out so far is that these are made by Johann Breidohr, I did find a few more online listed in various places. Still looking into them more.

    • Johann Breidohr. Solingen-Wald: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Strasse 55 in 1939 and 1983. Brand names: 'Breidora'(1920), 'Breidora-Extra', 'Breidora-Gold', 'Los Cruces'.Name: wm_normal_image_134246.jpg Views: 334 Size: 55.5 KBName: 1_5b8bfa1de9bf014dd042602822f1f4f9.jpg Views: 334 Size: 21.6 KBName: 1_e708a6baa78dbc30089652405d3a1a5e.jpg Views: 320 Size: 13.8 KB
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