Henry H. Taylor & Brother...circa 1862-1863

Henry H. Taylor & Brother only manufactured razors and cutlery during the period of 1862-1863, making this razor, I would suppose, a fairly rare example of Sheffield steel. It comes with it's original case... rarer still! They were manufactured at the Times Works in Sheffield, England.

The razor has been polished with a 'brilliant' crocus paste, and the original scales were repaired/restored as well. Original lead wedge and finished with NiAg pins and collars... (Completely pinned for Mr. Tom!!!)

Hope you like it...


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Beautiful razor ! Love everything about this razor !

Nice save of a classic razor.

Bob

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Nice save of a classic razor.

Bob

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Thanks Bob!

Nice!




filler

Good as new, or better! I'm so glad you are posting again! Any chance you could tell us more about this "brilliant crocus paste"? (Unless it is a secret recipe LOL!). I bought some crocus cloth off of eBay (and am frankly a little hesitant to apply it to vintage steel until I know more about it), but never heard of the paste.

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Good as new, or better! I'm so glad you are posting again! Any chance you could tell us more about this "brilliant crocus paste"? (Unless it is a secret recipe LOL!). I bought some crocus cloth off of eBay (and am frankly a little hesitant to apply it to vintage steel until I know more about it), but never heard of the paste.

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Thanks! It's a homemade paste made with iron oxide powder, beeswax and paraffin. I use it with a leather wheel as the final polish to get a highly polished mirror finish. I've used crocus cloth quite a bit to get a more softly polished steel or 'glazed' look.

Beautiful razor, a high quality restoration in keeping with its age :beer1:

Oh boy, oh boy, beautiful!


Mike

Mike, this is really stellar work. I'm drooling over this one!

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Mike, this is really stellar work. I'm drooling over this one!

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Thanks Jeff! It would fit nice in your Sheffield collection... Shaves a dream!

Very nice work once again, good to see you post, keep up the good work.

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Very nice work once again, good to see you post, keep up the good work.

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Thanks Martin! Good to be back and posting once more...

WOW. Real nice work Wolfpack. I'm running out of adjectives. :chapeau

Nice old razor. Great restoration. What was the original finish like? Big bevel on it. Someone else must have liked it too. How much fun was it to hone?

Thanks Karl! It was kind of a 'bear' to work on/hone this wedge, but after the effort it shaves smooth like a Sheffield should. The original finish was most likely a soft finish...glaze. Hard to tell exactly after 150 + years of age, patina, rust etc. One of these days maybe I'll get a 2 by72 and you can give me some tips on how you regrind these old blades.

Lovely scale restoration, and the blade...oooh, so shiny! :tu

Great job. Is crocus paste as fine as jewelers rouge? What grit level would it be? Thanks.