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Straight Razor Manufacturers and Dates of Operation.
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ETOILE    MF  SAINT  ETIENNE France
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SAMSTAG & HILDER BROS
1200 Broadway, New York City
ca. 1921 - 1922

 

Cyril R Salter Solingen
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Savage George & Son, (John,) razor manufacturers and merchants, 52 Pond street From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

Gilbert Saville Works Limited and Manufactured and Ground in Germany
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Chas. Schaaf 195 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn. Made in Germany,
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E E SCHAAF BARBER SUPPLY
Indianapolis, Indiana
ca. 1914 - 1926

SCHATT & MORGAN  TITUSVILLE PA
SCHATT & MORGAN GOWANDA NY Frameback
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Tonsorial Gem..Made in Germany for R.Schlag Aug.16.1868
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Schmachtenberg Bros., Solingen, Germany
Knives & Razors ebay

"Peter Ludwig Schmidt-Golden Dispatch"-Solingen n°34
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J M SCHMID & SON
Providence, Rhode Island
ca. 1871 - 1964

Richard Scmitz Solingen, 
“Aguila Gold” Razor
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Rudolf Schmidt, Solingen Germany
"Bambola Diamant" Razor ebay

Scorpion Solingen Germany
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Jas. J. Scott
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HENRY SEARS & CO
Chicago, Illinois
ca. 1865 - 1879

H. SEARS MFG
Chicago, Illinois
ca. 1879 - 1883

HENRY SEARS & SON
“Queen 5/8” Razor
Chicago, Illinois  Made in Germany
ca. 1865 - 1897

SEARS, ROEBUCK
Chicago, Illinois
1893 - present

SEEBOHM (SEEBAHM) & DIECKSTAHL
Dannemora Steel Works, Sheffield
ca. 1881 - 1967

K C SEELBACH
260 West Broadway, New York City
ca. 1925 - 1947

JOHN SELLERS & SONS
Sheffield and New York City
ca. 1820 - 1953

SENECA RAZOR & MFG CO
Geneva, New York
ca. 1909

A. SHAHEEN & CO
69 Washington St., New York City
ca. 1903 - 1905

SHARP CUTLERY CO GERMANY
Fisherman scales!
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JOHN SHAW & SONS
Wolverhampton and Sheffield
In business in 1892
Shaw John, razor manufacturer, 8 Copper street

SHEFFIELD FLATWARE CO. LTD
Sheffield
At least 1892 to at least 1919

SHEFFIELD INDUSTRIAL & PROVIDENT CUTLERY TRADING CO
Sheffield
In business in 1892

SHEFFIELD MFG CORP
New Jersey
ca. 1929 - 1947

SHEFFIELD SAFETY SHAVER CO.
Sheffield
At least 1892 to at least 1919
Razors, table cutlery

SHEFFIELD SCISSOR, RAZOR & TOOL CO
Sheffield
At least 1892 to at least 1919

Shemeld Henry, herbalist and razorsmith, 38 Division street From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

Shemeld John, razorsmith, yard 17, New Church street From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

Shemeld Thomas, razorsmith, 43 St Philip's road, Broomhill From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

J. SHEPHARD
Birmingham
In business in 1817

SHEPHERD, JOHN
Sheffield
Trademark: Crown and Wolf
1770-1795 ("More Old Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, May 1927 p.372-374); ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)

SHERMAN CUTLERY CO.
Keyport, New Jersey
ca. 1901 - 1916

SHUMATE RAZOR CO
Austin, TX until 1904, then Core St St. Louis, Missouri
ca. 1900 - 1920
“Tonso” Razor

SHUMATE CUTLERY CO
St.
Louis, Missouri
ca. 1920 - 1932

“Barber Deluxe” Razor


Robeson  Rochester NY.
“Shuredge” seen on ebay

SIMMONS HARDWARE CO
“K451” Razor
“K419” Razor
K-739” Razor
“Royal” Razor
“421 Barbers Pet.”Razor
“No 44” Razor
St. Louis, Missouri
Trademark: "KEEN KUTTER"
ca. 1868 - 1960
F. C.
SIMMONS HDWE CO. MFRS & DISTRIBUTORS U.S.A.,
Keen Kutter Mini-Razor Knife.

SMF - Solinger Metallwaffenfabrik Stoecker & Co.,

Also makers of edged weapons used during the war

SLACK & GRINOLD
Bath Works, Sheffield
In business in 1892

SLATER BROS
Arundel Street
and Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield
ca. 1850 - at least 1919

R Slinger & Son, Trade Mark Risup, Preston;
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GEORGE SMITH & SONS
Peacroft, Sheffield
Trademark: Cross and "Smith"
In business in 1774
1770-1785 ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)

H H SMITH CO
Indianapolis, Indiana
ca. 1945 - 1960

J SMITH & SON
Arundel Street
, Sheffield
In business in 1828
Smith Joseph & Son, razor manufacturers, 40 Radford street

Smith Thomas, razor manufacturer, Suffolk Works; house: 228 Shrewsbury place From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

SMITH BROTHERS
Boston, Massachusetts
ca. 1860 - 1910

Smith & Hawksley, razor, springknife, &c. manufacturers, 24 Lambert street From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

Simmons Hardware Co
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SOUTH BEND CUTLERY CO
405 Madison St., South Bend, Indiana
ca. 1921 - 1923

SOUTHERN & RICHARDSON
Sheffield
1863-1920
ca. 1846 - 1975 in Goins
1847 - ?? ("More Old Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, May 1927 p.372-374)
Southern & Richardson, table, shoe, bread, butchers', & cook knife, razor, &c. manufacturers, & cutlery dealers, Wheeldon Works, 239 Solly street  

 

A. SPAGNA & L CLINCO
New York City
ca. 1912 - 1925

Spencer Matthias & Sons, merchants, & steel, file, edgetool, shovel, tableknife, razor, wire, &c. manufacturers, 107 Pea croft From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

SPERRY & ALEXANDER
New York City
ca. 1893 - 1927

SPIKUSON Germany

SSA ESKILSTUNA SWEDEN
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"Stabil" n°414-Solingen Germany
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THE LINCOLN S.C.C. SOLINGEN
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STACEY BROS
Ark Works, Rockingham St., Sheffield
ca. 1847 - 1941

STANDARD RAZOR CO
Wichita, Kansas
ca. 1920 - 1921

STANDART BROS
Detroit, Michigan
ca. 1898 - 1923

WILLIAM STANIFORTH (STANIFARTH)
Hackenthorpe (near Sheffield)
In business in 1892

WILLIAM THOMAS STANIFORTH (STANIFARTH)
Ascend Works, Arundel Lane, Sheffield and 26 Edmund Rd., Old Mill Cottage, Sheffield
ca 1863 - at least 1919
ca. 1852 - 1906 in Goins

STANIFORTH, PARKIN & CO
Sheffield
Trademark: Parkin
1785 - 1800. ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)

Lewis-Stenger Barber Supply Co. Portland, Ore. Wholesaler/retailer
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G.A. Stanley , Lucan , Ont. German made
Griffon 60
  ebay See Griffon” above

W. STENTON & SON
New York City
ca. 1846 - 1860

R S STENTON
New York City
ca. 1846 - 1860

C. “Sharp” Stevens 615 Prospect Ave Cleveland Ohio USA
Retailer. Ebay

C. Stewart & Co
Patentees 22 Charring Cross London
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St. Louis Gilt Edge 
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Adolph Strauss & Co.
1907, the firm
took over W M. ELLIOT & CO  & continued using
"Wm. Elliot & Co." as a trademark.

B. STRAUSS COMPANY
31 Union Square, New York City
ca. 1909 - 1910

Tradmarke "Hub" Mark  110 Dame, Stoddard, & Company, Solingen Germany
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STRUTH & CLOTTU
129 North Wells St., Chicago, Illinois
PRIMA SVENSKT STAL BOSS
Latvia ebay

Sun Cutlery Co. Germany. Marked on the case J.S. Torrence Sales Co. Sole Agents for Wester Bros. Solingen, Germany. Austenite Reg. US Pat.off. Ebay

J. W. Stutter
173 Shoreditch London. Cutler.
Express Razor
Known Razors “1 Known”
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SWEDISH RAZOR CO
95 Foster St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Formerly Excelsior Cutlery Co (1893 - 1895)
ca. 1895 - 1904

SWEDISH STEEL FORGING CO
Trademark: SSA (Svenska Stalsmides Aktich)
Sole North American distributor: Eric Mellgren of 114-118 West 39th St, New York City
ca. 1918 - 1920

W. SEYK  & CO. - WARRANTED and HATCH CUTLERY CO. - BUCHANAN - MICH. ( MICHIGAN ). ebay

SYRACUSE CUTLERY CO
Syracuse, New York
ca. 1904

Other Manufacturers beginning with S Pictures & Information invited.

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