Post by sleddog on Apr 6, 2013 17:44:11 GMT -6
Scored this razor on eBay..it was listed as a "A.J. Jordan, Favorite" so I do not think it received too many views or bids.
A couple of more "key" words probably would of taken this razor beyond my budget
The case is in fairly good condition..
To me, it seems as though the latch has been reversed and is upside down??
It is hard to read, but the bottom of the case is stamped A.J. Jordan, Fine Cutlery, Sheffield & St. Louis
Inside the case...
It is a Kampfe Bros. "Favorite" 7 Day set, sold by A.J. Jordan
I did receive enough blades to fill the case but they are in very rusty condition
The razor is in ok condition, it does show signs of a lot of use as the plating (silver?) is worn quite a bit.
There is also a couple of small spots of corrosion that I might be able to remove.
This is my first KSR stamped Kampfe..pretty cool!!
New Model
Still a bit of "green" I need to clean up
The stropper attachment
A few pics with the wedge blade installed
I found a bit of information on A.J Jordan which is interesting...
Andrew Jackson Jordan was born in Baltimore in 1845. He established a cutlery retailing business in St Louis in 1871, which at first imported German goods. Jordan liked quality in cutlery and that led him to look across the Atlantic.
'His trade was almost entirely in America, but it was in Sheffield that he established his factory, as he wished to deal only in first-class Sheffield goods' (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 22 June 1929).
In 1885 he started his own business in the town, first in Radford Street, and then in a more substantial building (East India Works) in Baker's Hill.
By 1900, Jordan had moved his operations to a larger factory in Furnival Street. He acted as agent for an early American version of the safety razor - the 'Star' - made by Kampfe Bros. he also had cutlery made in Germany.
Andrew Jordan left Sheffield for the last time in 1920. It marked his retirement and the US business was renamed the C.D. Jordan Cutlery Co. Jordan died in St Louis on 3 June 1929, aged 83, with his Sheffield firm still making razors. But it didn't survive his passing.
Thanks for looking!!!
Kevin
A couple of more "key" words probably would of taken this razor beyond my budget
The case is in fairly good condition..
To me, it seems as though the latch has been reversed and is upside down??
It is hard to read, but the bottom of the case is stamped A.J. Jordan, Fine Cutlery, Sheffield & St. Louis
Inside the case...
It is a Kampfe Bros. "Favorite" 7 Day set, sold by A.J. Jordan
I did receive enough blades to fill the case but they are in very rusty condition
The razor is in ok condition, it does show signs of a lot of use as the plating (silver?) is worn quite a bit.
There is also a couple of small spots of corrosion that I might be able to remove.
This is my first KSR stamped Kampfe..pretty cool!!
New Model
Still a bit of "green" I need to clean up
The stropper attachment
A few pics with the wedge blade installed
I found a bit of information on A.J Jordan which is interesting...
Andrew Jackson Jordan was born in Baltimore in 1845. He established a cutlery retailing business in St Louis in 1871, which at first imported German goods. Jordan liked quality in cutlery and that led him to look across the Atlantic.
'His trade was almost entirely in America, but it was in Sheffield that he established his factory, as he wished to deal only in first-class Sheffield goods' (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 22 June 1929).
In 1885 he started his own business in the town, first in Radford Street, and then in a more substantial building (East India Works) in Baker's Hill.
By 1900, Jordan had moved his operations to a larger factory in Furnival Street. He acted as agent for an early American version of the safety razor - the 'Star' - made by Kampfe Bros. he also had cutlery made in Germany.
Andrew Jordan left Sheffield for the last time in 1920. It marked his retirement and the US business was renamed the C.D. Jordan Cutlery Co. Jordan died in St Louis on 3 June 1929, aged 83, with his Sheffield firm still making razors. But it didn't survive his passing.
Thanks for looking!!!
Kevin