Thread: Our Own Daisy?

What is with this name? A seemingly good razor with such a name! Does anyone remember the movie TOMBSTONE? Doc Holliday used that word in context of perhaps historical authenticity. Could that be why Hand Forged Razor Co., Sheffield, used "Daisy" for marketing? "Daisy" might be the source of the word "Doozy"=something extraordinary.???

Please tell me more of this razor species. It does not seem to have been honed. It had surface rust and was very hard to open. I am curious-a good story here would add provenance, not to mention embellishing a conversation piece. Thanks, RRR

Can you give a close up of the blade and tang markings.
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett also used a similar name with their "Our Daisy's" # 444.

For now, I do not have a close-up camera. The only tang markings are: Hand Forged Razor Sheffield. "Our Own Daisy" and "hollow ground razor" are inscribed on the blade. No maker name on the box either.

I tried to make the Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett connection to no avail.

maybe it was once a gift to someone named daisy

During a certain period a few makers put saying like that on their razors. I know Torey and W&B did and I know there are others.

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"