Thread: What would DeBeers say about THIS Diamond?

I knew it!! Top notch blades AND box

Yea, I cant call them ALL my favorites, but these are some of them. The Mappin set would be amazeballs restored to its glory, but between my skills not being high enough yet, and joint/tendon problems limiting how much work I can do, I decided to let that go to somebody who hopefully will cherish it and maybe give it the love it deserves.

I have seen a few Grah and Plumacher razors marked for others. It seems the have the tuning fork ver small and often on the back side of their rebrands.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I have seen a few Grah and Plumacher razors marked for others. It seems the have the tuning fork ver small and often on the back side of their rebrands.

Back side only says "Solingen Germany" Thats what puzzled me. Other than the "Blue Diamond" no marketing at all. no tuning fork. nothing. Anybody care to hazard a guess on age?

I have couple Blue Diamond's. One is a Grah & Plumacher & the other is an S.R. Droescher.


On the opposite side of the tang it reads S.R. Droescher, Garwood, NJ, Made In Germany. It also has a third pin in the scales.


On the opposite side of the tang it reads Grah & Plumacher, Solingen-Weyer, Germany

As Martin said, Grah & Plumacher was the owner of the Blue Diamond trademark & I was thinking bass ackwards. I thought maybe S.R. Droescher made some for Grah & Plumacher since they started grinding razors in Cranford, NJ in 1916 unless that is one of the misprints in Goins like Martin has mentioned before. I did look at the following link & they show Grah & Plumacher & the models but they left out the Blue Diamond:

Razor makers

There is no mention of S.R. Droescher on there because they ground their razors in the U.S. Confusing.........
These are damn good razors though!

Well not to take anything from John and Charlotte Goins and there wonderful encyclopedia of cutlery but that book is from 1986 and certainly they didn't have all the information that are available today. Droescher indeed made razors in Cranford, New Jersey but that factory opened in February 1917 and it was called Cranford Razor Works.


The trademark on these razors was The Cranford and the razors were clearly marked with the Cranford razor works on the back side.


There is many mentions on the internet about Droescher making razors in Cranbury, but I find no evidence of that.