Hello. Nice forum.

Im trying to find out the history about my first razor. Ive inherited it from my dad, who got it from his dad. Both, worked in a area of manchester, UK, called "Trafford Park" which was a major industrial area up untill the 80's.

The razor I have, has the following marks :

Neck 1 : Real German Made and Ground.

Neck 2 : 48 Trafford Brand"

Blade : Barber's King

Simple plastic handle.

Im trying to figure out if this was made in germany, or Trafford.


Either way, took off bits of rust, polished it up, honed it, stropped it and had my very first straight razor shave today,following your guide lines and suggestions on brushes etc.. Best shave ever! cant wait for next one already.

Any information on this blade? It's close to my heart and would like to know more about it.