Thread: Joseph Cam 1830s Stubtail restoration

Took a punt on this one over on eBay my winning bid got me a 1830s Joseph Cam Stubtail for a very reasonable price, it came with original Ivory scales only problem they were cracked, I had another set of Ivory scales off a Mappin & Webb from the same period but in the end I decided to make a set from some blonde horn I had hanging around, went with a horn wedge made from the same materials and brass pins and washers, kept the scales a very close as possible to the original style design and shape, the razor is very near a wedge it was a pretty difficult razor to hone in the end experience won the day and the razor decided to play the game and finally gave up the edge I wanted. PS if anyone has more info on this razor and the maker I would be grateful.

The original scales that came with that razor appear to be bone not ivory.
Tweedale's Directory has a Joseph Cam first listed in 1833 in Angle Row at the head of South St. By 1841 he was insolvent and a prisoner for debt in York Castle jail. He died 31 October 1846.

Very nice.!

Originally Posted by karlej

The original scales that came with that razor appear to be bone not ivory.
Tweedale's Directory has a Joseph Cam first listed in 1833 in Angle Row at the head of South St. By 1841 he was insolvent and a prisoner for debt in York Castle jail. He died 31 October 1846.

Actually, those were my initial thoughts too until I saw them, they are so thinly cut I think they are Ivory, just extremely dirty, the blood vessel holes are dirt spots, I may try and clean them so I can get a definitive answer.

Nice clean look.

Very nicely done, Jamie. She's such a beautiful old girl.