Thread: And then there is this...

...razor with a baffling maker's mark. It looks like three 'swirly' capital letters C, or perhaps three stylized representations of a right ear. The back side of the tang is marked with a single number 6. The four marks are engraved, not acid-etched. Both the razor and the scales are in good shape.

If you have a clue as to who made this one, I think you are owed some proper respect. I have a PDF of Trademarks on Base-Metal Tableware, but it will take me some time to wade through its 347 pages, and the content is valid for products made through ~1900. So if this razor was made later, it won't likely be in the PDF.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

So my mother calls me on the phone and says shes antique shopping, and found a razor in decent shape that says CCC on it. The price was $20 for it, so I figured what the heck. I knew nothing about this razor until I searched it on here. Seems like a decent razor and might turn out to be a beauty. This is my first American razor and cant wait to bring it back to life.

The company is Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. They were based in Little valley, New york.

Here's some pics of the razor. It also has a 2 on the back side of the tang. very curious about this and im wondering if anyone can shed some light on it.
feel free to add or correct me on any of this info.


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This might help.

Originally Posted by Panama60

This might help.

Are you kidding me?!? You nailed that in EIGHT minutes.

You have my respect, sir.

It seems every time I google anything shave related, it sends me right back to the Straight Razor Place, lol.

Originally Posted by Panama60

It seems every time I google anything shave related, it sends me right back to the Straight Razor Place, lol.

Well, your google-fu is working just fine. My internet search attempts showed some generic content and a couple of links for C-Mon items.