Josh. Mappin & Brothers ca 1848-1853

Just finished this one up. It's a Josh. Mappin & Brothers Queens Cutlery Sheffield. This stamp was used from 1851-1853 near as I can tell. The Josh. Mappin & Brothers stamp dates from 1848 but according to what I can find the Queens Cutlery location started in 1851 which puts this razor in that time frame.

Finished in a two-tone Crocus polish with vintage restored black horn scales and brass domed washers with nickel silver pins. Hope you like it... :D

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Nice work! That one looks vaguely familiar! :tu

Nice shape blade, definitely on my want list. Looks ready for the next 150 years.

It does look familiar ? Oh yeah, had it in my hand yesterday. The pics don't do it justice. The attention to detail isn't showing like I know it's there. Perfect job Mike :<0)

She's a beauty Mike well done.
A true classic show stopper.
I really dig it a lot.

Sweet job!

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Nice work! That one looks vaguely familiar!

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Thanks Tom...always good to hear your thoughts. And...it's probably 'familiar' because they have one just like it in the 'Sharptonnville Museum'! :rofl2:

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Originally Posted by Grazor

Nice shape blade, definitely on my want list. Looks ready for the next 150 years.

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Thanks Grazor! I can just picture someone in the year 2165 finding this in the wild and doing a restore on it! I love that...

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Originally Posted by 10Pups

It does look familiar ? Oh yeah, had it in my hand yesterday. The pics don't do it justice. The attention to detail isn't showing like I know it's there. Perfect job Mike :<0)

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:D ... You're my razor sounding board Pups! I appreciate it my good friend...

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Originally Posted by Tarkus

She's a beauty Mike well done.
A true classic show stopper.
I really dig it a lot.

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Thanks Daryl! I'll be stropping it up (progressively...of course!) tonight for a post-resto shave...HAR!

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Originally Posted by bouschie

Sweet job!

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Thank you Bouschie!

Well, let us know about the shave! I have a few of those tapered-style blades and never tried one. Might be time? :shrug:

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Well, let us know about the shave! I have a few of those tapered-style blades and never tried one. Might be time? :shrug:

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I honed and shaved with it before I started the restore and it is a great shaver. I have several of these tapered blades as well and they are some of my favorite shavers. You need to get those tapered blades in the rotation Tom...you'll like 'em!

Fantastic work, should have it's own theme song....:D

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Originally Posted by Phrank

Fantastic work, should have it's own theme song....:D

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Thanks Andrew! Now I'll be trying to think of a song all night...:gaah:

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Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

Thanks Andrew! Now I'll be trying to think of a song all night...:gaah:

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Stole this one from the 'what are you listening to' thread. You must have speakers, though.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Big2n3PxlJg#t=34

Hall and Oates....Love those guys!

There was a SR maker named Josh...I need to get one of those!
I like the curve of the tang and shape of the blade. The washers really stand out on the smaller scales.

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Originally Posted by JP5

There was a SR maker named Josh...I need to get one of those!
I like the curve of the tang and shape of the blade. The washers really stand out on the smaller scales.

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Thank you! :D

Beautiful blade. You did an outstanding job