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Thread: S P Marx and Co

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    I snagged a big, old razor a long while back, a 9/8 retailed by a long-ago Chicago retailer, Harry and Co.

    I figured it to be German-made and circulated the maker's mark around. My fine friend Martin, along with a member in Belgium, even Neil Miller were all stumped.

    Engine Steve has one with the same mark from an Italian retailer, even!

    Someone even put it on a French forum for me (Herman, I think?), after all, I bought it out of France! No dice on the mark OR anything on Harry and Co of Chicago.

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    Fast-forward, looking at obscure things on the Fleabay, I found what I was looking for.
    A nice Solinger from S P Marx and Co.
    Only info I can find is from 1887 till at least 1922.
    I reckon it is one of those obscure makers wiped clean before WWII, never to return.
    I was happy to find out the maker, yet figured the latest one I found looked pretty nice. 15/16 and little wear. So....I bought the thing.

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    Anyhoo, it would seem by the horn scales on the obviously older one and the bakelite/hard-rubber scales on the seemingly newer one, I have an early example, and a late one.

    I have been cleaning and hand-polishing on the later one and will get it into the rotation soon.
    Some scale repair on the older one will be necessary. Bugs in the wedge end. I shall do little to the blade on it.
    Just some light hand work. Lazy!
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    Wow,!! their amazing, Tom.
    Nice knowing the Mfg/Maker.
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    Wow beaut!

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    Those are fantastic! Awesome you made the connection and found out more about the maker. Both look like they'll be excellent fun to shave with
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    Well,,, they do look somewhat nice.
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    Tom, you were not able to find anything on Harry & Co. ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by xiaotuzi View Post
    Those are fantastic! Awesome you made the connection and found out more about the maker. Both look like they'll be excellent fun to shave with
    Thanks! The smaller one seems to be a real Herkenrath '14' type. I really needed another one.
    The big boy will wait some more when other things settle down...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
    Tom, you were not able to find anything on Harry & Co. ?
    Not a thing....If Martin cannot find it, it must have burned-up!

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    That's great Tom thanks to Martin. I had to go dig my Italian one out. It says Lorenzo Bianda Firenze on the tang. The blade is 13/16".

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    Nice one, Steve! Seems like Marx and Co put out some quality grinds!

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