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Just arrived yesterday. A little cleaning, polishing and honing was all she needed. Shaved with her this morning. Fantastic.
First Torrey I have seen with "J. R. Torrey- Manuf of Razors & Strops - Worcester, Mass.".
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Awesome find, Leonard. !
Reminds me of a Heljistrand
Could not believe I was winning bid. Only $15 with shipping included. I generally go for vintage SHEFFIELD wedges or near wedges. But also love shave of a frameback.
I've got a few Wostenholms like that, never seen a Torrey in that style.
I also have a Marsh Brothers and a Gilchrist.
That looks tasty ..very nice.
Nice catch Leonard!
I have Gilchrist as a saved search on Ebay. You just don't see them often, kinda like Mappins.Quote:
Originally Posted by bouschie
Just missed a faux frameback by $1 on ebay.
Like this one, Sonny.?!Quote:
Originally Posted by sonnythehooligan
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Mine is a brass frameback and other is square point.
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Oh look, a Show-off in the Show and Tell forum. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by outback
Very cool razor!
It's an earlier version of the Torrey Swedish Razor. Bet Torrey bought that from the Swedes?
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Thank you for the info. Where should you date it?
Your's is quite old. Torrey was a stropmaker and bought the first razors he sold from Joseph Turner in Connecticut.
That Tang stamp was from back when he brought Turner in to run the company. 1880 or thereabouts.
I think the earliest Torrey stamp there. It might actually be a bit earlier.
Who's to say Torrey didn't have some framebacks made with his name on them?
Yours (And mine) look a ringer for old Eskilstuna razors.
Some Torrey history from Martin here..
https://sharprazorpalace.com/show-te...ml#post1092110
Thanks so much. I knew someone would know what I had. I like the shave a frameback gives but never saw that Torrey stamp before. Thanks for your knowledge.
Sure! Joseph Turner was a Razor enigma. Trained at Wostenholm, hired away by the Scissormaker in NJ, R. Heinisch.
Over to partner with Colishaw in Conn and had his own stamp after that. Making early Torreys from Conn and hired to run the show at Torrey. Quite the career! Still searching for a nice Joseph Turner Conn razor. Hard to find!
Anyway, I have an old one with your stamp. Great shaver!
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