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Tanifuji made the Cape Kennedy 77 in 1971 he was 77 years old, he retired in 1973 aged 79, the razor is almost 50 years old.

In the first decades of the 20th century, “Tanifuji Fukutaro”, °1894,
was the first to start manufacturing western-style Japanese straight razors,
using Japanese traditional techniques & skills to manufacture his razors.
He worked at a razor manufacturing factory in Tōkyō, Sumida-Ku (1)

Already as a child, he was helping in the family store of pocket knives (1)

His father “Tatsugorou” worked in the business at Kanda Kiji-chō
(now called Kanda, Awaji-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tōkyō) (1)

He soon moved and worked at a razor manufacturing factory in Suzaki-chō
(now 向島５丁目, or Mukōjima ５丁目(5-Chome), Tōkyō, Sumida-ku, Japan),
where, in 1918, he succeeded in the production of an excellent domestic Western razor which sharpness was more excellent than a Western imported razor. The beauty of the shape of the razor was derived from Japanese traditional knife/sword skills technology (1)

Later on, a company was established in Sumida-ku, with a large number of cutlery craftsman. However, the invention of the safety razor, electric shaving machines, …
made that there was fewer demand for the Western straight razor

After Mr. Tanifuji had closed the production of his Western straight razors,
he transferred his main machinery and materials to Mr. Iwasaki, Sanjo Works

Master Tanifuji retired at the age of 79, around 1973

“Tanifuji Fukutaro“, famous as “Master of Razor”, was registered in 1986, Sumida-ku, “Intangible Cultural Properties”, as a technology certification holder (1) (2)

The Emperor Taisho shaved himself by a Tanifuji razor, he kept his beloved Tanifuji Fukutaro's razor at Tokyo Sumida-ku government office, exhibiting it from time to time.

Master “Tanifuji Fukutaro” made razors (as a OEM) for the company
“Nichiri” (Tokyo,Taito-ku)/”Nichiri Co.” (See Nichiri Co. ), which is one of the largest
barber shop and beauty salon equipment supplier in Japan.

He also made razors for “TOKYO OSAKA YAMAAI Co.,Ltd.”
(this trademark is also seen as “YAMA”):
 
pugh-the-special-one said:
Tanifuji made the Cape Kennedy 77 in 1971 he was 77 years old, he retired in 1973 aged 79, the razor is almost 50 years old.

In the first decades of the 20th century, “Tanifuji Fukutaro”, °1894,
was the first to start manufacturing western-style Japanese straight razors,
using Japanese traditional techniques & skills to manufacture his razors.
He worked at a razor manufacturing factory in Tōkyō, Sumida-Ku (1)

Already as a child, he was helping in the family store of pocket knives (1)

His father “Tatsugorou” worked in the business at Kanda Kiji-chō
(now called Kanda, Awaji-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tōkyō) (1)

He soon moved and worked at a razor manufacturing factory in Suzaki-chō
(now 向島５丁目, or Mukōjima ５丁目(5-Chome), Tōkyō, Sumida-ku, Japan),
where, in 1918, he succeeded in the production of an excellent domestic Western razor which sharpness was more excellent than a Western imported razor. The beauty of the shape of the razor was derived from Japanese traditional knife/sword skills technology (1)

Later on, a company was established in Sumida-ku, with a large number of cutlery craftsman. However, the invention of the safety razor, electric shaving machines, …
made that there was fewer demand for the Western straight razor

After Mr. Tanifuji had closed the production of his Western straight razors,
he transferred his main machinery and materials to Mr. Iwasaki, Sanjo Works

Master Tanifuji retired at the age of 79, around 1973

“Tanifuji Fukutaro“, famous as “Master of Razor”, was registered in 1986, Sumida-ku, “Intangible Cultural Properties”, as a technology certification holder (1) (2)

The Emperor Taisho shaved himself by a Tanifuji razor, he kept his beloved Tanifuji Fukutaro's razor at Tokyo Sumida-ku government office, exhibiting it from time to time.

Master “Tanifuji Fukutaro” made razors (as a OEM) for the company
“Nichiri” (Tokyo,Taito-ku)/”Nichiri Co.” (See Nichiri Co. ), which is one of the largest
barber shop and beauty salon equipment supplier in Japan.

He also made razors for “TOKYO OSAKA YAMAAI Co.,Ltd.”
(this trademark is also seen as “YAMA”):
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A great history lesson there J, very interesting indeed, thank you for taking the time to post. :) P.
 
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