Thread: City of Origin

I often see Sheffield or Solingen or Eskiltuna or whatever written on old straight razors, and I am wondering if it was custom to name the city of origin.

I have an old razor I found on eBay. The razor reads: SCHODER THUN. (The box reads: F. Schoder Thun Messerfabrikant Garantie.)

I googled Thun, and it's a city in Switzerland.

Is it safe to guess that the razor was made in Switzerland?

Thanks,
Christopher

Those old cutlery manufacturers stamped their wares with the city of origin because of the excellent reputation for quality, maintained by legislation or by trade guilds, which those cities enjoyed.
I am not familiar with Schoder, but if Thun is in Switzerland then it seems reasonable to assume that you have a Swiss razor there - an interesting change from the usual Sheffield or Solingen.

Originally Posted by Yorkshireman

Those old cutlery manufacturers stamped their wares with the city of origin because of the excellent reputation for quality, maintained by legislation or by trade guilds, which those cities enjoyed.

A lot of the US brands have cities on them too, although for many of them it's not the city of manufacture but the city where the company was located.