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The Mab Co. was based on Newhall Street in Birmingham England at the turn of the century.
 
The Mab Co. was based on Newhall Street in Birmingham England at the turn of the century.
  
According to old ads published by The Mab Co., the firm offered two kinds of non-safety razors: plain ground and hollow ground.  They could be ordered in cased pairs and the handle types offered were black and ivory.  The razors feature a cutting length of slightly greater than two inches in length and blades slightly greater than half an inch in width.  The company sometimes referred to its razor as ''The Famous "Mab" Dwarf Razor'' in ads.  The razors featured a shoulderless grind and a french point tip.
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The razors often feature a cutting length of two inches and two and a quarter inches and blades slightly greater than half an inch in width.  The company sometimes referred to its razor as ''The Famous "Mab" Dwarf Razor'' in ads.  The razors featured a shoulderless grind and a french point tip.
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Tang stamps throughout production included "THE-MAB" and "THE MAB Rg"
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 13 May 2009

Logo The Mab logo 01.jpgThe Mab logo 02.jpg
Name Mab Co., The
Location Newhall Street, Birmingham, England
Dates of Operation c. 1890s to at least the 1920s
External Links
Owners Queen Mab[1]
Uploads The Mab ad 1896 01.jpgThe Mab ad 1902 01.jpgThe MAB ad 1922 01.jpg

The Mab Co. was based on Newhall Street in Birmingham England at the turn of the century.

The razors often feature a cutting length of two inches and two and a quarter inches and blades slightly greater than half an inch in width. The company sometimes referred to its razor as The Famous "Mab" Dwarf Razor in ads. The razors featured a shoulderless grind and a french point tip.

Tang stamps throughout production included "THE-MAB" and "THE MAB Rg"

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