Introduction
This page intends to document the straight razor manufacturers that were producing razors for either their majesties or his majesty. The page also provide the information to differentiate the two. This page is intended to be part of the Interactive Guide to Straight Razor Shaving.
Difference explained
What | Time | Who | Note |
Cutlers to their majesties | 1840 - 1861 | Queen Victoria[1] and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[2] | Until the Prince's death in 1861 |
Cutlers to their majesties | 1861- 1901 (22 January 1901) | Queen Victoria[1] | The old queen never removing Albert's name from their reign [3] [4] |
Cutlers to HIS majesty | 1901 - 1910 (22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910) | King Edward VII [5] | King Edward VII took over the Queen reign |
Cutlers to HIS majesty | 1910 - 1936 (6 May 1910 to 20 January 1936) | King George V [6] | This is less likely [3] but this would be when King George V took over from King Edward VII. |
Cutlers known to use the their or his majesty stamp
This section will list all manufacturers that either had the Their or his majesty stamp while they were producing the straight razors.
- Thomas Turner and Co Manufacturer
- Joseph Rodgers & Sons