Thread: Cutlery World brand?

Originally Posted by Lynn

Cutlery World Razors were sold in the 70's I believe in various cutlery type shops. They are usually stamped Solingen and many have the "First Class" etching on the blade. They are basically equivalent to the Dovo razors unless you happen to run across one that functions like the world esteemed "Chronik". Kidding aside, they are usually very decent razors that are easy to hone and good to shave with. My first straight razor was one of these.

Lynn

Well, shee-it. There you go! If it's as good as a Dovo, go get it!

Yep Joe there we go. Thanks Lynn!

sometimes you gotta go straight to the top for the answer. Thanks Lynn.

Dang wrong for the first time in years----LOL:-) NOT!

Originally Posted by Lynn

Cutlery World Razors were sold in the 70's I believe in various cutlery type shops. They are usually stamped Solingen and many have the "First Class" etching on the blade. They are basically equivalent to the Dovo razors unless you happen to run across one that functions like the world esteemed "Chronik". Kidding aside, they are usually very decent razors that are easy to hone and good to shave with. My first straight razor was one of these.

Lynn

Would have to agree with Lynn, Cutlery World First Class was my first razor also. It had given me years of good service.

Cutlery World was a cutlery store chain extant during the hey-day of the american suburban shopping mall, during the 70s and 80s.

I bought this, now very well used, razor new in '81 for $29.99:

As this site didn't exist then and because I didn't think to ask an old-school barber how to hone or even use it, it took a lot of trial and error and pain to get a decent shave from it.

It was my only straight razor for about 28 years, but it now has 15 brothers, so it is only called to duty once or twice a month.

The razor you're buying:



It was I believe $10 more than my plain acid-etched model, selling for $39.99. Getting it for $40 (2009 dollars) is a hella deal!

You should expect to get as many years of good service as I have.

Shuredgefan,
That was the one I was going to buy but instead jumped on a good deal for a wade and butcher 5/8.

Oops, I saw the "pm sent" on that other forum and thought you'd bought it, oh well, never mind.