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    Hi guys,

    Long story made shorter. This razor belonged to my uncle Lloyd Sheffler who was Max Sheffler's father. I should have taken before pictures and set up the lightbox but here's some snapshots.

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    Straight Razor Place - The Million Thanks Club

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    The stamping on the tang was impossible to read when I started and I had presumed that it was a W&B made in the 1840-1860's era that had been re-scaled in more modern celluloid scales but as things got cleaned up I was able to read the stamp much better. Much is gone but what I can see with a loupe is this:

    ROMS CUTLERY WKS

    There is something like a B before the R of the ROMS

    Then below that is;

    ANDRIA. MINN

    I believe that the bottom is ALEXANDRIA. MINN as I can barely make out the E and the X that are before the A

    Any thoughts or info would be very much appreciated.

    Thanks for looking.
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    Roy, this razor was made by "Broms Cutlery Works" in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, J. M. Broms, proprietor, factory and general repairs. My best guess would be sometimes around the turn of the century, all the info I'm finding on this firm is around 1910 give or take a few.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    Roy, this razor was made by "Broms Cutlery Works" in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, J. M. Broms, proprietor, factory and general repairs. My best guess would be sometimes around the turn of the century, all the info I'm finding on this firm is around 1910 give or take a few.
    Thank you Martin. : You never cease to amaze me with what you find about the past!

    I've passed this information on to my cousin who is working with the museum. While it would make a wonderful display I'm torn as I honed it up and it's a great shaver so I wish someone a grandchild, great grandchild, great great grandchild etc would consider using it for what it was intended and that is to shave, not sit around to be looked at.

    But if it's going to just be looked at, it's looking good.

    Thanks again!

    Roy

    UPDATE:

    Well the razor will be a display piece, uncle Lloyd's straight razor had been deeded to the museum to be displayed. So that's fine with me. Besides there's something like a total of 34 grand kids and great grand kids etc so how would you chose who'd have gotten it??
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