Griffon XX Bridgeport, Conn
Griffon sign originally from the 1920s.
Ever heard of a Griffon?
I hadn’t prior to today. In case you are familiar, Goins has it Griffon as Griffon XX Bridgeport, Conn and Griffon Cutlery Works (and a few other variations).
Basically, the firm began back in 1983ish. Goins says the main offices of Griffon Cutlery Works have always been in NYC. They had a factory in Worcester, Mass around 1919 and 1921. He goes on to say many of their knives were made on contract.
Then he shows an image of their brand it is “Griffon” in cursive. Here it is on a painted on the side of their building. Photo taken in 1986. Additional info on Griffon.
Griffon XX Cutlery Bridgeport, Conn
In case you are wondering what the heck I am going on about Griffon for, well today I met another toenail collector. He was kind enough to provide me photos of several of his collection. One of these toenails was a Griffon.
Griffon was eventually purchased by Cole National in 1969.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:11 am
Scott, They must have made a ton of straight razors, still see a lot of them at shows. I see in the ad they were big into barber supplies.