Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
I, HERMAN GREAGER, of No. 1127, Elm Street, Manchester, in the County of Hills-
borough and State of New Hampshire, United States of America, Hairdresser, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
It is a well known fact among barbers that the temper in razors is very imperfect.
Many of the higher grades as well as the lower grades of razors fail to possess an.
even temper.
They are softest at their tip end and for a quarter of an inch more or less back
from the end than is the remainder of their edge, and for this reason many barbers
are in the habit of grinding off the end of their razors sufficiently to remove the
soft part, in order that the entire cutting edge shall hold sharp equally for its
length. This however they dislike to do as the razor is then shorter than it should
be. If the razor has been tempered in molten lead and drawn to the proper color
in oil, an even temper should result, and I have come to the conclusion that the
fault is mostly the result of the grinding or concaving process, which is apt to
destroy the temper more at the extreme end than anywhere else.
The object of this invention is to improve the manufacture of razors to the end
that they may retain an even temper clear to their tip. Hence, my invention con-
sists in forging a razor one half inch more or less longer than its required or
finished length and forming an indenture on both sides at a point indicating the
true or finished length; the false end to be knocked off after grinding or concaving.
By forming this extension the foregoing imperfections will be effectively avoided,
as the grinding and concaving process may be carried out in the usual manner,
for if the temper is drawn thereby from any portion, it will be from that part
beyond the true end of the razor, and this extension may be readily removed,
leaving only a thin ragged edge at the end to be smoothed, which will not effect
or in any way destroy the temper.
The invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying draw-
ings forming a part of this specification, of which,-
Figure 1, is an elevation showing a razor constructed in accordance with my
improvements, and still retaining the extension.
Figure 2, is a similar view of a razor retaining my improved extension, and
showing a curvilinear indenture for the purpose of leaving the finished end of the
razor of different form than is that shown in Figure 1.
A, represents the handle, and B is the blade of a razor which is forged somewhat
longer than required.
The blade is provided with an indenture or a groove C on opposite sides, said
groove being made straight across or curved as shown, and the cutting edge b is
preferably nitched as at c, in order that the false end B' may be broken off or other-
wise removed after the blade has been ground or concaved without endangering

page_text: the true point or tip of the razor, which might otherwise present a torn or ragged
appearance and require to be ground.
By forming this nitch c in line with the grooves C on opposite sides of the blade,
the part B may be knocked off, leaving the true point 6 of the razor as smooth
and perfect as possible.
The grooves Cand nitch c may be made by dies, the latter being set so as to leave
only sufficient metal between the blade proper and its extension or false end B' to
hold the one to the other during the grinding or concaving process, thus leaving
so little metal on the end to be smoothed off, that there can be no danger of soften-
ing said end, and as the true point or tip b' will require no finishing, said tip will
retain the same degree of temper as the remainder of the cutting edge of said
blade.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
'I claim is;
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1. As a new article of manufacture, a razor having an extension or false end
to be removed after being ground, and indentures or grooves formed on opposite
sides indicating the true length of the blade, substantially for the purpose set
forth.
2. A razor having an extension or false end, indentures or grooves on opposite
sides of the blade partially separating the false end from the blade proper, and a
notch formed in the cutting edge and communicating with the said grooves, sub-
stantially for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 25th day of October 1900
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.