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09-07-2011, 04:46 PM
Thread: W R Case & Sons
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So, what you have is a razor made by Parker, in...
So, what you have is a razor made by Parker, in Solingen, but using one of the W R Case trademarks which he didn't sell on when he sold the company. Really! It is not a pukka company made "W R Case &...
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09-07-2011, 02:11 PM
Thread: W R Case & Sons
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There we are then. There is a way to identify...
There we are then.
There is a way to identify the Parker "Case" razors.
Any made in Soligen will definitely be Parker era razors (1988-1990)
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09-07-2011, 12:25 PM
Thread: W R Case & Sons
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I am not sure about your Bluepoints. My...
I am not sure about your Bluepoints.
My expertise is in Case knives really. With the knives it is easy to date them pretty accurately due to the style of the "Case" name branding, and later, (too... -
09-07-2011, 10:32 AM
Thread: W R Case & Sons
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If I had seen it I would have bid on it too :)...
If I had seen it I would have bid on it too :)
One very good thing about the Parker "Case" knives and razors made in Germany is the Solingen carbon steel. Much better at taking an edge. (By that... -
09-07-2011, 03:47 AM
Thread: W R Case & Sons
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'Tis easy to tell. The Parker "Case" razors were...
'Tis easy to tell. The Parker "Case" razors were made in Solingen.
W R Case & Sons made razors in Bradford PA. Always.
In the case of the razor above it is easy, because of the box.
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09-07-2011, 02:41 AM
Thread: W R Case & Sons
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There is an interesting bit of history here. Some...
There is an interesting bit of history here. Some time ago I wrote an article about it, some of which is included here....
In the 1980s Case were making losses, and quality was on the decline, and...
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