Oops! My apologies, I obviously spoke without any knowledge of the actual date the mark was granted and I made an assumption of which Joseph was granted freedom. :fim:
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With the history of Elliot razors, it's really, really easy to go astray. It's super murky.
Luckily, Geoffrey Tweedale chased down a living descendant to sort out some of the family tree... But still couldn't figure out where John Elliot comes into things.
Here's an uncommonly marked Elliot:
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The hammer denotes that it was made with cast steel and a hammer rather than poured into a mold. The mark was the culmination of a run of folks passing off iron goods as steel. In 1818, George III issued a decree about markings.
Some cutlers seem to have continued using the hammer for a while (George Johnson), but most used it briefly then went back to the usual, which dates this razor to 1818-1824(?)ish.
Thank you! I was trying to find out what the hammer mark meant in a thread couple of weeks ago. Now I know :D
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http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ph-elliot.html
I'm sorry I missed that thread or I would have explained it there!
Man tuzi! How am I just now seeing this?! Beautiful restoration. I bow to you Sir just beautiful. Makes me want to revisit my Greave a bit.
Hey nice work and great find. Love those stubbies.:chapeau