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− | + | At present there are only three companies producing razors - Dovo, Thiers-Issard, and Böker. However there are still many vintage razors in good used (sometimes even new) condition, from companies no longer in the straight-razor business, that are fairly available and have a reputation to be consistently of good quality. Some of the more abundant ones are: | |
− | + | * Böker | |
− | + | * Clauss | |
− | *Böker | + | * Dorko |
− | * | + | * Dovo |
− | + | * Dubl Duck | |
− | * | + | * Filarmonica |
− | * | + | * Genco |
− | * | + | * Geneva |
− | + | * Henckels | |
− | * | + | * Joseph Rodgers |
− | *Genco | + | * King |
− | *Geneva | + | * Maher & Grosh |
− | *Henckels | + | * Puma |
− | * | + | * Revisor |
− | *King | + | * Robeson |
− | * | + | * Shumate |
− | * | + | * Thiers-Issard |
− | *Revisor | + | * Torrey |
− | *Robeson | + | * Wade & Butcher |
− | * | + | * Wostenholm |
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− | *Wostenholm | ||
Most vintage razors that were ''forged'' in Germany, England, France, Sweden, Italy and the USA, are considered good blades. | Most vintage razors that were ''forged'' in Germany, England, France, Sweden, Italy and the USA, are considered good blades. | ||
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Razors marked "Solingen" that were actually ''forged'' in Solingen are good blades. | Razors marked "Solingen" that were actually ''forged'' in Solingen are good blades. | ||
− | There are currently two brands of NOS razor that are | + | There are currently two brands of NOS razor that are fairly inexpensive and are reported to be of good quality - the Chinese Double Arrow and the Polish Wapienica. As a word of caution people have reported some quality control issues (warping of the scales in particular) with these razors and some find that the stainless steel scales of the Wapienica razors make them unbalanced and harder to use. |
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− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Required_Reading]] |