Torrey Co., J. R

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Name J. R. Torrey Razor Company
Location Worcester, MA USA
Dates of Operation 1858 - 1963
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Owners Joseph Rice (J. R.) Torrey
Uploads US tang stamp.jpgTorrey Razor Instructions.jpg

Joseph Rice Torrey founded his razor strap company in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1858.

In 1880, he 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. J. R. Torrey is claimed to have been the first successful razor manufacturer in the US.

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