Thread: 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.

Interesting find. Have any more pics?

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.

Originally Posted by JP5

Interesting find. Have any more pics?

Not just at the moment. If I have time, I'll snap a couple tomorrow morning.

Originally Posted by karlej

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.

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.

Now I gotta go look at my Clauss razors. Nice find. From what I can see it looks clean. How about a full pic?

Hmmm. It makes my RAD tingle.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Hmmm. It makes my RAD tingle.

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.