Wm. Elliot & Co? Galvanic?

[Toody]

Well the straight that I ordered hasn't come yet and I've already begun scouring my area for more. I was contacted by a gentleman who has two straights, one was made by Wm. Elliot & Co and the other was made by Galvanic.

I thought that my google-fu would make up for not knowing much about the different brands but I have fallen short. Does anyone know anything about these manufacturers?

 

[cbird]

Elliot was a German manufacturer. I bought one from Bill Ellis (you can still see it on his website - click on straight razors, then on collectible - it is the second one from the left on the top row). Bill definitely achieved a fine edge on mine and it seems to have good edge retention, too. The razor is on the small side - my only beef with it is that it doesn't have as much heft to it as I like. Anyway, my impression is that they were a quality manufacturer. If you look on the restoration threads there is one on restoring an Elliot.

 

[Toody]

That's odd. The owner said it was from Germany but their entry on uniclectica says that they're American. Did they move production to Germany after they were purchased?

 

[Thebigspendur]

Elliot was a retailer in the U.S. They made nothing. Their razors were made in Germany by another company. That was a common arrangement.

 

[Toody]

Elliot was a retailer in the U.S. They made nothing. Their razors were made in Germany by another company. That was a common arrangement.

Ah, that would explain it. Thanks.