Thread: Question about a RAZOR TRADEMARK

Hey guys -

I own a straight razor that has an ax and arrow both on the trademark, the ax looks very similar to the wostenholm trademark but then it also has an arrow out in front of the battle ax...

does anyone know who this maker mark belonged to?

Thanks!

Can you post a picture?

sorry about the bad picture i just cant seem to capture that trademark i took like 40 pictures and this was the best believe it or not - you can see the battle ax - there is an arrow that comes off of the head of the ax too but its VERY VERY hard to see on this picture but it is there

try holding the camera about an inch farther away from the blade. one of the drawbacks of P&S cameras is that they have terrible macro-focus. get a Sony if you want good macro.

It's actually not an axe, but a pipe. Which would make it a wostenholm pipe razor. As for the arrow, i'm not sure.

Thank you, do you think the arrow was military? bc i know Torrey had an arrow through US for military... not sure but I am sure someone here will - thanks for the info! I am halfway home

Wostenholm marks don't have any arrows.
Probably, the razor was made by George Johnson & Co.(pipe with an arrow).



The J.R.Torrey stamp have an arrow, but it's a simple commercial mark.
Nothing military.

ah, nice manah. I didn't know there was another maker with a pipe logo.