Thread: Joseph Elliot stub tail restoration

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Very cool, thanks for the info, much appreciated! One thing I really like about this razor is the famous Joseph Elliot mark really stands out on that wide tang.

So, that might make this one of Joseph Elliot's very early razors after being granted freedom?

My seat of the pants, gut feeling is that the blade fits in the mid 1830's based on style but who knows how late Joseph would have made razors in this style? knowing the dates he used certain stylizing of the logo would help narrow a date range but I don't Know if there is any source to draw a conclusion from regarding that. It's a dangerous thing to make definitive statements regarding razors when there are so many unknowns. How long a maker used a certain stamp or logo after acquiring a new one is something that can be misleading at times and the date range for any given style of blade to remain in vogue and a date range that a maker may have used that style would be near impossible to define absolutely. Just my thoughts and assumptions, not stating facts