For sale is an early 1900s H.M.C. CUTLERY CO. STRAIGHT EDGE RAZOR from New Bedford, Mass. This 5/8 inch blade has the company’s whale logo brand on the tang and the handle. On the inside of the pyramid has a “7” inside it. The straight razor is about 6 1/2 inches in length closed or 9 1/2 inches open. The Bakelite handle and razor blade is in very good condition. A great collectible shaving razor.
A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. Straight edge razors are also called open razors and cut-throat razors.
In 1889, Henry M. Christensen founded the H.M.C. Cutlery Company, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1916, the company name was shortened to just H.M.C. In 1956, the company went out of business
