Thread: Help: Wostenholm "ERBO"

I have an EBRO wedge. It is a trademark of Joseph Wostenholm & Sons, not the more common George Wostenholm. It seems to be connected with a smith named Adolf Castor. See this thread and the attached image.

-- pwf

Originally Posted by BurnBeGone

I have an EBRO wedge. It is a trademark of Joseph Wostenholm & Sons, not the more common George Wostenholm. It seems to be connected with a smith named Adolf Castor. See this thread and the attached image.

-- pwf

Thanks for the info. That is actually the same thread that Cheech sent me (I posted it above).

Wasn't wood used along with horn and bone etc before celluloid came around?

BurnBGone, do you think your Wostenholm's scales are original?

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Thanks for the info. That is actually the same thread that Cheech sent me (I posted it above).

Whoops! I really did read the thread before I posted, but I guess I read it too fast since I missed the two crucial posts!

BTW, mine has crummy celluloid scales that I would assume are original. They were warped when I got it, and after I straightened them a crack at the pin gave out. I've Super Glued it back together, but they're still loose and I should really replace them.

-- pwf

That's interesting! From what I read, J Wostenholm stopped making straight razors in 1867, the same year (again, from what I read) that celluloid was introduced commercially.

I wonder how old those wood scales are then?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

That's interesting! From what I read, J Wostenholm stopped making straight razors in 1867, the same year (again, from what I read) that celluloid was introduced commercially.

I wonder how old those wood scales are then?

Actually, my source indicates that J. Wostenholm was still in business at least as late as 1892, and there is a reference to the +EBRO+ trademark connected with Adolf Castor as late as 1919.

-- pwf

I was under the impression that the "Ref. 1892" was some sort of reference source. There is also a Ref. 1892 listed for G. Wostenholm above in the pdf file.

As I wasn't around then, I can't say for sure! Very curious...