I was just looking through the historical information section and ran across,
ELGIN-AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CO.
Elgin, Illinois
1887 - circa 1950
Does anyone have a picture or own an example of their work??
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I was just looking through the historical information section and ran across,
ELGIN-AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CO.
Elgin, Illinois
1887 - circa 1950
Does anyone have a picture or own an example of their work??
I'd be interested to see this, I currently LIVE in Elgin!Quote:
Originally Posted by elginrunner
chadd
I wonder how well those razors keep time.;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by elginrunner
A proud +1 for knowing Elgin's history.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMS
I'm sure they measure time hidden in an antique store. It's a feeble joke, but I'm not too good at current Elgin humor.
I'd like to run across one of these, as my name indicates, I have a 1952 7.5hp Elgin (but I don't shave with it :eek: ), and my wrist watch is a 1929 17J Elgin!! :D... Sure would be nice to have an Elgin straight as well...
I have one, if you're interested. I was trying to look up some history on it after finding it and came across your post in this thread. I am thinking of getting it professionally restored. PM me if you want to work something out.Quote:
Originally Posted by elginrunner
Gouda
Any chance you can post a photo? I'm not sure we have one in the Wiki or anywhere on the forumQuote:
Originally Posted by Gouda8201
My family's from the Chi-town area, and I've only seen one Elgin razor on the bay...it was rough. Would appreciate a pic as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gouda8201
Peace,
Jim
ElginRunner: What is your 7.5hp Elgin? I think my dad once had a snowblower that was an Elgin, but I can't remember for sure.
I want one too!
I don't live in Elgin, but it's close enough.
Attachment 150557Attachment 150558Attachment 150559Attachment 150560 Thanks to my Father's keen eye, I am the new owner of this Elgin straight. We're fairly sure you're looking at gold plated scales here. I'll follow up later as I can scrounge some more information on the manufacturer. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy the pics. :)
Justin,
Nice looking razor! I'd say your Dad did OK!! :tu
Good to see you back, been missing your posts!!
Howard :)
+1 for that! Good to see you back! Your new razor is very cool, your Dad nailed it!Quote:
Originally Posted by SirStropalot
Thanks guys, I'm glad to be back. As or information on EAM, I'm having a good bit of trouble. There was a man by the name of Allen Gellman, who owned a costume jewelry business called Elgin American Manufacturing, which was primarily involved in making ladies compacts. Another company he was involved with made watch cases for Elgin National Watch Company watches. I've yet to find any mention of razors though. There were a lot of companies using the Elgin name in their company titles of course.
I did find an image of a gold plated cigarette case with the same design as these scales, and also made by a company using the Elgin American Manufacturing title. There were several lawsuits involving Elgin National Watch and other companies suspected of trying to capitalize on the watch companies reputation, by using similar abbreviations, and one advertisement from a smaller company went so far as to make a statement "Like a watch!" in their ad. So for now, what we have is not a whole lot to go on in the way of tying this razor to some history. Although I have enjoyed reading about Mr. Gellman. I've even gone so far as to contact Elgin Historical Society, but haven't heard anything from them. I'll keep the thread updated, and make a wiki entry for it, when or if, I've got something concrete. :)
I'm guessing that these may have been made, and then purchased for retail by a distributor who was selling other Elgin products. It seems likely that any store selling Elgin watches, might make a go of selling a razor to someone who came in for a watch. And having the Elgin American Manufacturing name on the box would sure help out. Something like S.R. Droescher selling razors right along with his stones. Although making good steel, and mining good rock have basically nothing in common, putting the same brand name on both products does make fans of the stone more apt to buy the razor, and vice versa I guess.
Finally, Happy New Year!
HA! I have one of those in fine shape! Never knew who made it. I think the scales are anodized. The pins are unique.Quote:
Originally Posted by regularjoe
Here is mine! The pins are hollow. You can see right thru them! I think the scales are anodized aluminum. Cool Piece! Good to know something about it! Thanks, Joe! :chapeau
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Very nice Tom! Not much information from this company regarding razors but did find this one unusual travel razor. Also a package of DE blades.
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