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    So I picked up a 6/8 Blue Diamond a little bit ago...

    The Droescher Blue Diamond spike point is one of my favorite blades, and I thought a matching round point would be a nice addition.

    The photos were not the best, so I did not notice that nowhere on this blade is the Droesher name, or the word "trade mark" or the tuning fork symbol that would ID this as a Droescher Blue Diamond.

    All it says is Blue Diamond on the front and front tang, and "Made in Germany on the back tang.

    Anybody have any insight as to who might have actually be the manufacturer? I thought the Germans were pretty strict with their trade marks so I,m puzzled by this one.

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    DeBeers would say that this trademark ( the oval with the Blue Diamond) belongs to Grah & Plumacher Solingen Germany, registered in Jul 9,1929.
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    You can say with confidence that droescher Blue Diamond razor were made by Grah & Plumacher.

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    Martin is on this one. I got excited because I knew the answer. They are great razors. Looking at those just reminds me of the sound like breaking glass when mine left me. Great great razors, as are the others by the same maker.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Magpie View Post
    So I picked up a 6/8 Blue Diamond a little bit ago...

    The Droescher Blue Diamond spike point is one of my favorite blades, and I thought a matching round point would be a nice addition.

    The photos were not the best, so I did not notice that nowhere on this blade is the Droesher name, or the word "trade mark" or the tuning fork symbol that would ID this as a Droescher Blue Diamond.

    All it says is Blue Diamond on the front and front tang, and "Made in Germany on the back tang.

    Anybody have any insight as to who might have actually be the manufacturer? I thought the Germans were pretty strict with their trade marks so I,m puzzled by this one.

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    Wow. Amazing and beautiful blades. The razor box off to the side, what manufacturer is that?
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    I just found it curious that there is no mention of any maker at all on the blade. I was unaware that Grah made razors for Droescher but now that you say that, the style and grinding is the same. As for that box, its from a Mappin set...

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    I knew it!! Top notch blades AND box
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    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.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    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?

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

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    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.

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    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:

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    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!
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