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At least his drunken boasts weren't lies. Those tally ho razors are on point.

Originally Posted by kcb5150

At least his drunken boasts weren't lies. Those tally ho razors are on point.

Weeeeell, that bit about 'no one in the history of the world has ever warranted a razor good enough to return if you don't like it' is not precisely truthful.

It's actually a blinking neon lie.

However, Tally Ho razors were awful nice!

Oh, especially back then when you were seeing the same ppl a lot more often travel being what it was... Making people angry with crap goods probably had pretty magnified consequences. Tally ho razors are great though. Joseph Rodgers, Marshes, and Greaves probably top of the heap for me. Haven't had a Heiffor or frederick reynolds I liked. For the sheer number of them out there still, Wostenholms are notably consistent. Butchers are a slot machine for quality.

I have been under the impression that 'Again Superior' Stenton razors were made in New York, Zak.
Made there, or in England?
Have one on the bench as well.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I have been under the impression that 'Again Superior' Stenton razors were made in New York, Zak.
Made there, or in England?
Have one on the bench as well.

It's unclear.

There are a couple of newspaper references that I've been unable to track down since I first saw them, so I can't fully validate what I remember.

What I remember though is that Stenton and his son set up a workshop in NYC and used Sing Sing labor to make products.

Certainly by the mid 40's, all they were doing was importing other people's goods.

There's also the tantalizing tidbit that William Stenton bought a plot of land near Little Valley. I've never been able to track down what, if anything, he did there.

It would seem that if the razors were made in Sheffield, they would have been marked as such.
Still, if made for export, perhaps they may not have been?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

It would seem that if the razors were made in Sheffield, they would have been marked as such.
Still, if made for export, perhaps they may not have been?

No, the lack of Sheffield mark doesn't say much in this case. There were lots of 1830's and 40's razors made for America in Sheffield with no marks of origin. N. A. Smith, Hiram Gilbert, E. L. & Co. - all Sheffield made.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

It's unclear.

There are a couple of newspaper references that I've been unable to track down since I first saw them, so I can't fully validate what I remember.

What I remember though is that Stenton and his son set up a workshop in NYC and used Sing Sing labor to make products.

Certainly by the mid 40's, all they were doing was importing other people's goods.

There's also the tantalizing tidbit that William Stenton bought a plot of land near Little Valley. I've never been able to track down what, if anything, he did there.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

No, the lack of Sheffield mark doesn't say much in this case. There were lots of 1830's and 40's razors made for America in Sheffield with no marks of origin. N. A. Smith, Hiram Gilbert, E. L. & Co. - all Sheffield made.

So it was either made by prisoners in the USA or by same in Sheffield! I expect a good amount of English grinders hit Sing Sing!
They would have had to chain me to the bench and whip me to get me going. I expect they would have! Devil Stenton, indeed!

Originally Posted by kcb5150

An 8/8+ stenton sold not too long ago and was on the bay forever. It was in horrible lime green g10 which did not help the cause. I'd like an E.L. & Co or a giant marshes. I'm ticking off makers slowly. Takes time to fi d those and then find them not thrashed

Reading a post just like this got me to seek out my first (and only) E.L. & Co as well. Of course the blade I saw was all polished and shiny but the massive size was the draw. I remember quickly adding the name to my ebay search list.

Sorry if my 10/8's is not up to par...lol

Cheetah

Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix

Reading a post just like this got me to seek out my first (and only) E.L. & Co as well. Of course the blade I saw was all polished and shiny but the massive size was the draw. I remember quickly adding the name to my ebay search list.

Sorry if my 10/8's is not up to par...lol

Cheetah

Well......I suppose you have rendered us speechless with that thing, Cheetah!