Thread: G. O. Fairchild & Co. - ID/Info Help Please

Hello,
I just started straight razor shaving recently and my grandma gave me my great-grandfather’s razor. It’s an HSB, but I have not been able to find out any information about the etching on the blade or the logo on the scale.
The best I can read the etching it says: G. O. Fairchild & Co. in script lettering. I’m guessing there used to be many importers of razors that may have etched the blades with their own name? Is this another example of such a practice? Anyone ever see the logo on the scale before?
Surprisingly a google search did not come up with any help on learning more about this razor, I’m hoping someone here might have some more info about this razor.
1795 is stamped on the other side of the tang. Is this a model number?

Is it possible to see the better stamp photo?
Most likely, the razor was made by Fairchild & Co., New York.

I'll see if I can get a better photo tonight, but the etching is not that great, it took me about 30 minutes to draw up the sketch as shown in the picture. However, at just the right angle it is readable. The drawing shows shows the etching that is on the blade. The tang is stamped: "Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co. Made in Germany" Also, note that the drawing is what I was about 90% confident that was really there and not an interpretation of a rust spot.

As a follow-up question, what is the general recommendation for caring for an heirloom like this. Being that it was my great-grandfathers, I would love to restore it and use it and then pass it on someday, but I'm aware if I polish it the etching will not survive and I would have to repin the blade end of the scales. The blade edge itself is in good shape, so I would assume that a I could have it made shave ready as is and just not be very pretty. Probably a personal prefference issue, but I am interested to hear everyones recommendations that would like to comment.

It's too bad the blade wasn't in better condition, but I can't complain at all as I feel fortuneate that this piece of history was still around and I was lucky enough to receive it!

Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co. is well-known company. May be, they imported razors for Fairchild & Co.
But what interestingly, these two companies were importers.
Who really made razor ...it's unknown.