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02-20-2020, 08:54 PM #1Senior Member
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Everybody Knows About the Clauss Shear Company of ... Toronto?
Picked this one up at auction recently. Honestly, I didn't really notice the stamp until I got it in hand, just saw that it was Clauss and figured it was the standard Fremont mark.
So I was surprised when I gave it a closer look.
I did a handful of google searches but didn't turn up anything. So I'm wondering: has anyone heard anything about a (I'm guessing short-lived) Clauss factory in Canada? It's kind of a head scratcher.
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02-20-2020, 09:26 PM #2Senior Member
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Interesting find. Have any more pics?
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02-20-2020, 09:29 PM #3Senior Member
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Clauss had a branch office in Toronto, Ontario. They had 20 traveling salesmen in the United States, 2 in Canada and 7 in Europe. They also had branch offices in New York City, Kansas City, Mo. and London, Eng.
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02-20-2020, 10:23 PM #4Senior Member
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Not just at the moment. If I have time, I'll snap a couple tomorrow morning.
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Thanks for that info. I was operating under the assumption that no matter where Clauss razors were sold, they'd have the Fremont stamp. Guess I know better now. Would be really neat to see one with a London stamp, if such a thing exits. Originally Posted by karlej
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02-21-2020, 01:02 AM #5Skeptical Member
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Now I gotta go look at my Clauss razors. Nice find. From what I can see it looks clean. How about a full pic?
It's just Sharpening, right?
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02-21-2020, 02:16 AM #6Senior Member
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Hmmm. It makes my RAD tingle.
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02-21-2020, 02:43 AM #7Senior Member
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Ha! You.. I'm the one living in Ohio, would love to have one of each stamp. If they all truly exist, I wonder how many were make for each state / province. Originally Posted by RezDog
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02-22-2020, 02:20 AM #8Senior Member
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Not a great picture, but here's the full razor. Had trouble finding good lighting, and I was too lazy to set up my photo tent. But it's got a sweet carved bone handle. I've been on the hunt for one of these for several years.
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02-22-2020, 02:54 AM #9Razor Vulture
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Come to think, Clauss razors have gotten scarce lately. I have a couple nice ones.
Time to touch those up..
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A Toronto Clauss, ,, yup, I’d be scooping up one of those for the collection
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