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Joseph Rice Torrey founded his razor strap company in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1858. | Joseph Rice Torrey founded his razor strap company in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1858. | ||
In 1880, he incorporated his business and acquired Joseph Turner (a skilled razor maker who had learned the razor craft in Sheffield as a boy) in order to begin manufacturing straight razors in the United States. The J. R. Torrey company is claimed to have been the first successful razor manufacturer in the US. | In 1880, he incorporated his business and acquired Joseph Turner (a skilled razor maker who had learned the razor craft in Sheffield as a boy) in order to begin manufacturing straight razors in the United States. The J. R. Torrey company is claimed to have been the first successful razor manufacturer in the US. | ||
