Thread: Ramapo Co. Str8?

Joel over at Badger & Blade had one of those with extreme toe wear reground by Bill Ellis into a completely new & different looking razor.

Yours looks to be in fairly good shape. I don't know the vintage of these.

Ramapo is in New Jersey; prolly nothing to do with the razor, but that's all I've got.

Have you found any more info on this one? I was doing a little digging and came up with this:

This is in New York.

Ramapo Iron Works - Route 17, base of Terse Mountain, Ramapo - Producer of cut nails, wood screws, cotton cloth, and spring steel in first half or 19th century. Founder, Jeremiah H. Pierson, was influential in building Nyack Turnpike and New York & Erie Railroad across the county. Cotton mill still standing on east side of road.

Doesn't say anything about razors though. Maybe Manah might have an update. I'd be interested as I picked one up for a song and it looks old and it's probably the largest razor I have. about an 8/8 almost wedge. Where yours says 53 this one says 60.

Sorry, but I could find nothing about this company.
Ramapo Co. Warranted is listed in some books, but without any info.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Joel over at Badger & Blade had one of those with extreme toe wear reground by Bill Ellis into a completely new & different looking razor.

Yours looks to be in fairly good shape. I don't know the vintage of these.

The one by Ellis was apparently shaped like that from the start. That's why the spine had a taper to compensate for the taper in the width of the blade. Not really important or relevant to this very old thread, though.

I remember seeing Joe's Ramapo at the meet. Funny to see people's old work and how it compares to their newer stuff.

I've been doing some more searching. Found this, it's from 'Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society', Vol. 5 Page 81, dated 1853.

Originally Posted by heirkb

I remember seeing Joe's Ramapo at the meet. Funny to see people's old work and how it compares to their newer stuff.

Thanks! This IS an old thread. LOL When Jr and I made these scales all we had to work with was a coping saw, a file, some drill bits, a pin vise and my Tool and Die Maker's mini hammer. Seems like a life time ago. Over the summer I asked Jr if he wanted to rescale this razor again to bring it up to our current standards. He likes it the way it is and wants to remember the first razor we did together. Can't say I disagree. This is a sweet shaver and has me looking for more of them where ever I go.