Jourdain Razor. Info?

**regularjoe** · 02-10-2013, 01:23 AM

Yeah that one on Ebay was listed from a vendor who lives less than five miles from where I live. I tried to go look at it in person, but the guy refused.

Anyhow, congrats on your version of it. I surely wish I could have bought the one I saw.

**Neil Miller** · 02-10-2013, 01:39 AM

I wouldn't call it a Solingen Knyn just yet, Tom...

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Abraham Knyns makers mark was just a conjoined 'A' and 'K'

The number is a red-herring: it's just a pattern/model number.

What irks me is that I have seen that belt driven pulley/grinding wheel mark before...but I can't recall where!

Regards,
Neil

**sharptonn** · 02-10-2013, 01:48 AM

It seems as if I have as well, Neil! It will show up somewhere. I figured that on the number, but 41. 1/2 cannot be very common? As I looked at the AK on the razor in Martin's second link, the "A" on it seems the same as the stanchions on the grinding wheel shaft on mine. Well, Perhaps not!~ Looking too hard, I suppose!
Thanks for chiming in! With you fellows, I have the best eyes looking!
Somebody will nail it!
Fine Regards,
Tom

**Neil Miller** · 02-10-2013, 02:17 AM

I know what you mean about the stanchions, Tom - I keep thinking they could be an 'A. A.' but can only find one cutler with those initials and I can't find a makers mark for him.

Bonitomio's razor, the AK41, has the conjoined initials too:

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Probably another red-herring anyway! Maybe we'll have to call in Dan 'DaVinci' Brown to crack the code...

Regards,
Neil

**sharptonn** · 02-10-2013, 02:28 AM

HA! I was just going to try the A.A. as you replied! As to Dan 'DaVinci", I wonder if Alex has an answer?
So, it is Knyns instead of Knyn? Neat to learn of old makers in any case!

**Neil Miller** · 02-10-2013, 07:02 PM

No Tom, it is Knyn - I should have used an apostrophe above.

Abraham Knyn, Solingen-Gräfrath in the 1922 Solingen directory. Abraham often shortened to Abr.
Business: Stahlwarenfabrik.

Zeppelinstrasse 103, Grafrath in 1931.

The family history cocerning blade making goes back to 1683. The family built several wooden 'schliefkotten' - water powered grinding mills - along the Wupper river to grind the blades for the family business.

Solingen state archives for 1846 - 88 record a concession granted to brothers C W and C J Knyn, and to Wilhelm Knyn, 1899 - 1919.

Regards,
Neil