Thread: "Dip-at-toe" stubtails 18th century

Hi,

In the article "Old Sheffield razors" , written by Henry T. Lummus, we can read this statement (p. 263):



Like this (Razors A (1780) & B (1790)):



In this specific club, I'd like to gather razors which has such a dip in the spine at the toe,
a "dip-at-toe" and confirm or contradict the statement that such razors are from 1760 - 1790

All pics of such razor are welcome, and razors which can be dated even more!

Regards

First one:



George Smith, I believe, due to its form, that this razor is older than 1775, it could be made between 1734 and 1775...

Original thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...th-george.html

Next candidate:

Not sure if this is a "Rowland Ann" with mark SPAIN, but it looks definitely older than 1790, or even older than 1775

Brittain Wilkinson & Brownell Sheffield (c1780-1840), Sheffield, trademark ‘France’ (Goins')

This one is maybe around 1780-1790's

I think it would be very interesting to see if there is a connection between the evolution at the tail (<1775 versus 1775 - 1810), and the evolution of the "S" shaped edge (<1775) to
a more straight line (1775 - 1810)

Did the shape of the edge also changed around 1775?



IF that is the case, we could have an extra classification-tool for razors around
1760-1775 ("begin dip-at-toe" to "transition tail / edge shape"),
1775-1790 ("transition period tail / edge shape" to "ending period dip-at-toe"),
and 1790-1800's (evolution after, with forming of shoulder,...)

This is of course very preliminary,and not evidence based (at this moment).
Also, not every razor between 1760 - 1790 would have a "dip-at-toe" in the first place, or have such a "S" shaped edge, this is not exclusive IMHO

If this idea is already uttered in the past, I'm sorry to re-introduce it!

Most kindest regards

Originally Posted by Fikira

Brittain Wilkinson & Brownell Sheffield (c1780-1840), Sheffield, trademark ‘France’ (Goins')

This one is maybe around 1780-1790's

After some clean-up:

Another George Smith, with a very special shape for razors at that time!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rge-smith.html

Here are a couple.

Some very old unidentified ones. Note the vastly different tail styles, but persistence of the hollow in the spine at the toe:





Possibly Brittain Wilkinson & Brownell (FRANCE), and Widow Rowland (R with crescent):



John Leadbeater (ITALY) and possibly John Lindley (pipe with dart):



A few as-yet unidentified:





William Warburton (LISBON):

Whaw!

A fantastic contribution!

Thanks a lot!

John Leadbeater (ITALY) and possibly John Lindley (pipe with dart):



Or maybe even William Lindley?

1774 Sketchley's:


Either way, it fits the timeframe well!

Thanks!