Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
Low cost, small, wedge grind razor. At least back when it was still shaving. Maybe 1890 to 1930 is my guess. Nothing special. Bury it deeper so its not dug up again so nobody can get hurt on it in the future.
Thanks gasman. The last sentence of your reply, though perhaps serious made me laugh. No, I won't bury it again. I love history. If it was in much better condition, I might even restore it. But since it isn't, I'll have to make do with putting it in a display case with some of the nice old things from the past found in the garden. That is if my wife will permit it. Some of the old glass bottles for beer, perfume and even ink, were beautiful from 80-100 years ago. In some cases actually showed quality. You realise when looking at them, that thinking was involved and in its small way, made the world a better place by choosing specific colours for the glass that really stood out. Not all of my finds are intact, for example this straight razor, but a few of the bottles are, such as the ink bottles. I would love to find intact one of the beer bottles from back then. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Probably your analysis is correct about the straight razor. Thank you for it. I was hoping that I might tie it to a specific maker, and that might have told more of its story. This house, though not a poor one, was not a mansion. And the things found in the garden reflect this.