Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
Also remember that DD was first and foremost a supplier to the trade very much like Dorco was in Germany and for that reason their scales were pretty pedestrian. It was only through word or mouth by Barbers to their customers that they became very popular. They never had any motivation to make fancy razors with decorated blades or exotic scales. They didn't need to since their wares sold very well as they were.
DORCO was and still is an independent manufacturer. Their emphasis is now on industrial cutters and they have a factory in South Korea making DE blades. Heribert Wacker makes DORCO brand straight razors today with their blessing.

Bresnick, Bresduck, and Pearlduck were importers for the American marked but did no manufacturing of their own.