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It sure looks similar. I have a couple of Wosties and the steel feels similar on the stones.

Were Wosties sold under store branding?

I’ve been trying to clean this blade up, but have now reached a point where removing the pitting is likely to require too much sanding or a regrind. I used 600wet/dry and fine Emory cloth and...

Finally got to look at the tang stamp with a magnifier and noticed I had misread the first part of the name.

Foulds & Hodgson came up immediately on a Google search:

“ In 1856 or ’57, Jonathan...

I’ve spent a good part of the afternoon searching the net for the company name with no luck. St. Paul Street is one of the oldest streets in Montreal - dates back to the late 1600’s, so there could...

You are correct about the blade width Mike. You can read a ruler scale better than I can.

Most of the time, I have to deal with pitting and devil’s spit on the cutting edge. Does not seem to be...

Forgot to mention that it has top and bottom jimps. I haven’t seen too many razors with that.

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Found this at a local antique/junk store yesterday. $15 CDN.

First razor I’ve found stamped with a Canadian maker’s mark: Foulde and Hodgson, Montreal. Looks like a near wedge, about 11/16 with...