Production date question

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07-04-2012, 08:42 PM
proximus26

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Production date question

Hello all good people,

does anyone could help me tell from what year is this razor? I see many dates engraved on the razor itself but no idea which one is manufactured date. Also does this is normal shape of this razors? I know it is frameback but razor shape is unregularly. Is this the way this straight razor were originally manufactured?

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07-04-2012, 11:57 PM
Havachat45

I can't help with dates, however I have several blades that are that shape and can only assume they were made that way.
07-05-2012, 01:34 AM
Johnus

Good chance it's 1889 of later(:-). I also don't see a country of origin on it. Only the city. So that also dates it.
07-05-2012, 01:53 AM
JimmyHAD

I'm pretty sure the early date and reference to Paris, if I'm reading it correctly , are to commemorate an award won at a cutlery convention or something. Some Escher hones have ink stamps with Gold Medal and a place and date. The razor seems to be an Engstrom and has both Elskituna and Sweden on it so it is post 1891 or somewhere around there. The Philadelphia stamp may be for the importer ? Eventually manah or Neil Miller will see this thread and may have more detailed ..... and probably more correct .... info. Nice frameback and Engstroms shave well IME.
07-05-2012, 02:11 AM
proximus26

Thank you all,

I also hope that manah or Neil Miller will get more info. So many dates on one blade that i could choose any and it will be still in 19 century :-)
07-05-2012, 03:06 AM
manah

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from what year is this razor?

The history of Fabriksaktiebolaget Johan Engström wasn't so long.

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I also don't see a country of origin on it.

If you'll look carefully, you'll see semi-circle "Sweden" on the right side of the shank.
07-05-2012, 05:05 AM
proximus26

Thank you manah,

it looks like that I have fine straight razor in my collection. I hope it will shave very well. BTW maybe you can`t see that but razor is in excellent shape!
07-05-2012, 04:07 PM
Ullmencott

Even the Philadelphia stamp is probably some sort of reward. I´ve seen it on some other Swedish straights before.
JOHN ENGSTROM
ESKILSTUNA Sweden
ca. 1874-1918 LAST PATENT DATE IS 1881.
Model "Ran-tan-Ka-rus Red Devil"
Known Razors “Several Known” Seen on SRP & ebay
Pictures & info invited

JOHN ENGSTROM, JR.
Little Valley, New York USA Formerly Of Eskilstuna, Sweden
ca. 1920-1921
Known Razors “3 Known” Seen on ebay
Pictures & info invited

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