Thread: Coon straight Gronauer & Shchneider input

I' m looking for some info about that straight, it's my first straight that Larry(Whipped dog) send me. I know that i'm still a newbie but the razor gave me exelent shaves. If it's possible i would like to know the date of is procuction(aprox) and i belive it's a 9/16 it's also marked Memphis Tenessee. Here's few pics of it. Gino

As far as I can make out, Gronauer & Schneider was a Barber Supplies Company in Memphis, Tenessee. I have found records for them spanning 1889 - 1905, but they may well have traded outside of these dates.

Here is an advert from the Memphis Directory of 1909:



They could have made their own razors, but it is more likely they imported them stamped with their own name.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

As far as I can make out, Gronauer & Schneider was a Barber Supplies Company in Memphis, Tenessee. I have found records for them spanning 1889 - 1905, but they may well have traded outside of these dates.

Here is an advert from the Memphis Directory of 1909:



They could have made their own razors, but it is more likely they imported them stamped with their own name.

Regards,
Neil

Thank's for the input

No problem.

It seems like the partnership dissolved or Gronauer died or retired or whatever, but here is an advert from 1918 when E. D. Schneider was trading under his own name, and saying that his busineess was successor to Gronauer & Schneider.



E. D. Schneider is listed as a "grinder" in other listings of this time, and there are razors and stops, etc, with just his name on them.

So, your razor has to be earlier than 1918 at least.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

No problem.

It seems like the partnership dissolved or Gronauer died or retired or whatever, but here is an advert from 1918 when E. D. Schneider was trading under his own name, and saying that his busineess was successor to Gronauer & Schneider.



E. D. Schneider is listed as a "grinder" in other listings of this time, and there are razors and stops, etc, with just his name on them.

So, your razor has to be earlier than 1918 at least.

Regards,
Neil

Well for my first straight i would really say that's a vintage for sure. That would be as old of my Grand pa

Wow this one mite be one to fully restore.


Roger