Thread: Any made in Canada razors

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Bob thanks for that link there's some fantastic gear in that Field & Stream Magazine, I especially like that Loveless knife in the lineup, plus the best gear review.

I'm not a knife aficionado but do recall the name Loveless and that wonderful classic drop point design from my misspent youth. I think it is one of those if it looks right it is right things.

Bob

There was the Premier company that did a bunch of branded import stuff too, and they were out of Toronto, and they did make knives for a while, but I think all of their razors and barber hones were imported, mostly from the US I think. The only Premier razor I have seen was junk and I did not retain it, I just kept the barbers hone.

Originally Posted by RezDog

There was the Premier company that did a bunch of branded import stuff too, and they were out of Toronto, and they did make knives for a while, but I think all of their razors and barber hones were imported, mostly from the US I think. The only Premier razor I have seen was junk and I did not retain it, I just kept the barbers hone.

Yes, the Premier Company was based out of TO and also I think the operated in the US also. I don't think they made anything but were importers. I have a Premier meat cutting knife that says " Hand Ground Solingen Germany" on it and two straights of which one was made in Germany and the other in England. Neither are junk and both shave as well as any other quality razor I own. IIRC Crappy Tire carried Premier knives for a while.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Yes, the Premier Company was based out of TO and also I think the operated in the US also. I don't think they made anything but were importers. I have a Premier meat cutting knife that says " Hand Ground Solingen Germany" on it and two straights of which one was made in Germany and the other in England. Neither are junk and both shave as well as any other quality razor I own. IIRC Crappy Tire carried Premier knives for a while.

Bob

When I said it was junk it was because of condition, I would expect that they were good razors, this one was just past its lifespan. So your razors say Premier TO on them?

Originally Posted by RezDog

When I said it was junk it was because of condition, I would expect that they were good razors, this one was just past its lifespan. So your razors say Premier TO on them?

Yes, I thought that is what you meant by junk as in junk condition which mine were not. I meant in good condition, non junk, that they shave as well as any thing else. Neither the razors or the knife have TO stamped on them anywhere. My assumption, and that could easily be wrong, was that they were imported by Premier in TO as all were found in Canada.

Bob