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  1. 05-20-2015, 01:23 AM #1
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    I have bought a Henry Sears & Son 1865 straight razor. What kind of information can you give me about this razor.
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    Scroll down to the "S" section for Sears,,,,

    Straight Razor Manufacturers and Dates of Operation
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
    Scroll down to the "S" section for Sears,,,,

    Straight Razor Manufacturers and Dates of Operation
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    HENRY SEARS & SON
    Chicago, Illinois
    ca. 1883 - 1897

    However as far as I know "Henry Sears & sons 1865" was produced in the early 1900's. I don't have the dates handy or remember off hand who made the 1865's. I'll do some digging around when I get a chance. I used to have one and it was a good shaver.
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    Yeah, its a little misleading, but they were not made in 1865!
    State v. Durham, 323 N.W. 2d 243, 245 (Iowa 1982) (holding that a straight razor is per se a "dangerous weapon").
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    Actually Henry Sears & Co. started in 1865 and became Henry Sears and Son in 1883. That is where the "1865" comes from...and the trademark (1865) was used from 1897-1959.
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    They almost always hone and shave well. Quality steel
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    Henry Sears & Sons, Diamond Edge faux frameback was my very first traditional straight. It takes and holds an absolutely wicked nice edge.

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    Beautiful razor! Did you restore it?
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    Hi David,

    I would chime in that they're quality blades. 'Almost certainly imported from Germany. You can find ones marked w/ 3rd Reich swastica, some with country of origin 'Prussia'. I've had 3. Each was/is superb. If the person honing does their part, you'll love the shaves. 'Wish they made something larger than 5/8.

    On the Company, you'll find the HS1865 to have become a brand name, rather than a person's name with date of manufacture.

    "CROW RAZOR, HENRY SEARS & SON 1865" made by the FARWELL-OZMUN-KIRK & CO., St. Paul, Minn. Henry Sears & Son was a company in Chicago that began in 1865 and was acquired in 1897 by Farwell. The trademark Henry Sears & Son 1865 was first used at that time.

    (From Worthpoint) This agrees w/ other accounts I've seen.
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