Thread: Torrey and Worcester Razors

i have a torrey and like it better than my old sheffeild, its just feels and shaves better...heres adress for torrey.TORREY RAZOR CO
Worcester, Massachusetts
ca 1858 - 1963

Originally Posted by droche

Torrey razors were made at 128 Chandler St.

oh cool. I used to bike by there all the time when i was interning down on Pleasant St.

I bet any blades made in Worcester are pretty solid, but maybe that's my bias. hehe.

Worcester has so much history, i should start making note of points of interest. Course at this point it's probably just an empty building, not doing much of anything.
Did y'know Emma Goldman and Sasha (Alexander Berkman) ran an icecream shop in Worcester (down on Water st, i think). Awesome!

Sorry this is totally off track and sorta an old post.

Originally Posted by sixfist

oh cool. I used to bike by there all the time when i was interning down on Pleasant St.

I bet any blades made in Worcester are pretty solid, but maybe that's my bias. hehe.

Worcester has so much history, i should start making note of points of interest. Course at this point it's probably just an empty building, not doing much of anything.
Did y'know Emma Goldman and Sasha (Alexander Berkman) ran an icecream shop in Worcester (down on Water st, i think). Awesome!

Sorry this is totally off track and sorta an old post.

Sorry I didn't see your post before this. No I didn't know Goldman and Sasha but I was very close to Herman Smith who owned an ice cream plant off Grove St. that closed int the early 60's- Smith and Fife Ice Cream. You are right, there is a lot of history here and most products made in Worcester in the late 1800's to the middle 1900's were very high quality. That is not to say that products made here now are not high quality but it just doesn't seem to be the same. What else is new?

Anyway, I have used both razors. Both are high quality. The Worcester razor is a little heavier and the seems to drag more than the Torrey. The Torrey is lighter and seems to glide better and gives me less nicks. Overall I would have to say the Torrey works better for me. Of course I am still new at this. Perhaps I have to refine my technique with the Worcester but so far the Torrey is winning.

I also recently learned that there were two other straight razor manufacturers in Worcester- Williams Razor Company and Columbian Razor Company. Anyone know anything about them?

Just got two razors from Worcester. One is Worcester Razor Co. and the other is Columbia. Shaved with the Columbia and it shaved damn good. Got a BBS shave. Compared it to a wedge B&W and I think it did better. Let you know how the Worcester Razor Co. one shaves tomorrow.

Shave results and sharpening tests are in. These are some amazing razors. And pretty darn cheap too. In fact, they sharpen up better than my Dovo Best Quality. Extra hollow grind on both; the blade really sings when it cuts through the whiskers. Great shave too, BBS on both. Can't say anything about the longevity of the edge, but so far, these two razors are great.

Hey, I found a Worcester Razor and wanted to know about it. Did you find any information about the company?

Here is a link to my post:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...tml#post511457