Thread: Our Own Daisy?

IIRC, a lot of the dialog in Tombstone is supposedly accurate to how people of that time period talked.

In today's language what might be "one sweet razor" would have been referred to as "a daisy of a razor" ~150 years ago.


*Daisy of a note: In searching for a source for historical slang and the word "daisy", I came across an article by a gentleman that explains both the terms "huckleberry" and "daisy" from Tombstone. I then looked at the author of the piece: our very own Lawson Stone! Hopefully he'll find some time to chime in, as he probably has access to the slang dictionaries I was looking for.
I'm Your Huckleberry - Tombstone History Archives
(reference to "daisy" is in the last paragraph)

From the OED:

slang (chiefly, US) A first rate thing or person ; also as adj. first rate, charming

provides references of use in 1886, '88, and '89, one of which refers to daisy as a less familiar Americanism
"She's --- well, she's just a daisy, that's what she is"

Well ain't that a daisy?

The source of the word Duesy was the Duesenberg motor car.

To me it is very interesting to read what was something complimentary to the workmanship and quality of a product.

This would be a neat topic to start in the forums. I have two razors with slogans on the blades. There are some other almost cryptic blade markings and slogans out there from what I have seen in SRP galleries.

Think about this: My razor represents a slogan from just before 20th Century. In the
distant future, imagine reading, "It's Da Bomb" on a blade! Indeed.




W&B slogan: "The Unequalled and Justly Famed Patent frame Back Razor"