Nice job ! I've also got some old razors I would like to restore, although they are in a good shape, some of them have some 'black' spots on them.
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Nice job ! I've also got some old razors I would like to restore, although they are in a good shape, some of them have some 'black' spots on them.
This is your first restoration???
I am gobsmacked. Very humbling.
Si
Bruno,
I really like the razor. Could you post a better pic of the tang stamp? It looks like the maker might have been a member of the craft.
Don
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well done
kind regards peter
I hope the picture is clear enough. It is stamped really deep so it survived the restoration intact.
http://www.bdvd.be/images/spr/jb1/jrmark.jpg
It was advertised as a Joseph Rodgers so I thought it just belonged to a mason sometime. Wayne D recognized it as a John Barber.
To be honest, I suspect the smith was a mason because I don't see anyone else using the square and compass as a trademark.
But then again since he made razors from 1810 to 1836, I guess we'll never know.
Thanks for the pic Bruno. If this one ever comes for sale let me know. I have traveled much like the person who crafted this razor appears to have. I feel a kinship to the brother who crafted this razor as I do for all the brethren.
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Don
Bruno,That is really a job well done.I have one that has the name as well as the square and compasses.If John Barber was a mason as some one stated,I think the Grand Lodge of England should have a record.These razors are getting harder to find,especially very nice ones like yours.I have never shaved with mine,please let us know how this one shaves.Best regards Gary