4420

There aren’t many shear names with a slash in them, and fewer still that trace back to 1940. 44/20 belongs to Economy Supply Company, a Californian outfit now based out of Irvine, and the brand has quietly served the barber and beauty-supply trade for the better part of a century. That longevity is the headline here: this is old-school American supply-house stock, not a boutique launch chasing Instagram.

What they make

The catalogue is built around stainless-steel cutting and thinning shears, with razors and accessories filling out the kit. The specialty list reads like a working barber’s day: blunt cuts, slide cuts, point work, plus volume and texture control. Nothing exotic in the steel spec, just plain stainless, which fits the mid-range, do-the-job positioning rather than a collector’s price tag.

One detail worth flagging for southpaws: 44/20 keeps left-handed shears as a standard part of the line, not an afterthought or a special order. That’s still uncommon enough that it earns a mention, and it makes the brand worth a look if you cut left-handed and are tired of converting right-handed tools.

Buying

Expect mid-range pricing, roughly the $200–$400 band for most models. Distribution runs through professional barber and beauty channels rather than big consumer marketplaces, and the range has turned up at third-party sellers such as Williamsport Bowman. Public documentation is thin, so if you want exact steel grades or model specs, the manufacturer is the source to chase. For the wider American field, the USA brands hub is a useful starting point.