Thread: R.HEINISCH SONS WORKS

Can anyone help me date a razor with this name - R.HEINISCH SONS WORKS Newark, N J - there is the number 46 stamped on the monkeytail.

I found this razor in an antique shop today along with a near pristine Simmons "KEEN KUTTER".

Both razors only needed a careful buffing and MAAS treatment.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Nice razor! Hey, where are the pics of the Keen Cutter?
From Goins'-

R.HEINISCH NEWARK NJ c 1825-1925. Rochus Heinish was a surgical instrument maker located in Newark, New Jersey. This company manufactured "Bowie" type knives, among other kinds of cutlery.

A picture of a pair of shears follows, in an excerpt from the 1841 Newark City Directory, which references Morris Canal.

Heinisch, Rochus (1801 - 1874) (M)

• 1820's, Emigrates from Austria to the United States.
• 1829, Begins to manufacture cutlery in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
• 1835, Listed in Newark Directory.
• Prior to his death business changes name to: R. Heinisch's Sons
• 1893, Farnham 1984 reference, page 131, Illustrates a photograph of R. Heinisch's Sons factory located at the corner of Bruce street and Thirteenth Avenue in Newark.
• 1914, J. Wiss & Sons Co. takes over R. Heinisch's Sons Co.

so from 1874-1914 it was R Heinisch sons works then

J. Wiss & Sons Company was founded in 1848 by Jacob Wiss, a thirty-one-year-old immigrant from Switzerland who was an experienced cutler and gunsmith. The company, headed by Wiss and his descendants in Newark, N.J., emphasized high quality in its products which became known world-wide and sold to the U.S. Government in the Civil War and the two World Wars. In 1914, Wiss acquired the manufacturing facilities of a competitor and became the largest producer of fine scissors and shears in the world. Following World War I, Wiss weathered a severe depression in scissors markets, partly caused by dumping of European products. Increased U.S. help remedied this situation. Recently, the Wiss Company became a subsidiary of Cooper Industries.

Heres my Heinisch & Sons Razor, had a very nice shave with it :-)
Its 11/16", 1/1 Hollow but noch very thin grounded, sharpening was easy, next time i use a Thurigian for Finish, i guess the Shave would be a better after that finish. The Tang is marked with 1-45, probably the Model Number.
The Case is Original but very worn, i have to look for a better Case sometime.

Will the MAAS eat the gold wash off of the Keen Kutter ?