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I should re-read my posting - I was not implying that J A Schmidt (notice that I did not omit the "t" even though I forgot the "m" in the first bit) were connected with J M Schmid - I would have...

J. A. Schidt & Sohne was recorded as an "open razor maker" in Germany in 1829. Here is the Juliswerk makers mark:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/n1elus/087/schmidt.jpg

The dates...