Thread: 2 Sheffield ENG razors

During todays beautiful morning i went to a flea market and found 2 straights in very good condition. the first has what i think to be a natural whitish horn handle and reads "Joseph Elliot's Best Silver Steel Sheffield ENG"

the second has a dark colored horn handle and reads "Manufactured Frederick Reynold Sheffield"

I think both will end being great shavers, i think theyre both 7/8's (certainly larger than my dovo 6/8). If anyone knows anything about these razors id love to hear it (qaulity of the steel/the manufacturers etc).
Regards

Both are awesome. I especially like the one with the black handle. NICE SCORE!

I think they are both duds, send em my way and I will destroy them for you..

Seriously, very nice indeed, I can never find anything like that in flea markets around here, and thats only 10 miles from Sheffield, how bizzare is that

Woohaa, congratulations, great razors, with very little (none) hone wear... Enjoy... btw, how much?

Nenad

Originally Posted by NoMoreMach3

During todays beautiful morning i went to a flea market and found 2 straights in very good condition. the first has what i think to be a natural whitish horn handle and reads "Joseph Elliot's Best Silver Steel Sheffield ENG"

the second has a dark colored horn handle and reads "Manufactured Frederick Reynold Sheffield"

I think both will end being great shavers, i think theyre both 7/8's (certainly larger than my dovo 6/8). If anyone knows anything about these razors id love to hear it (qaulity of the steel/the manufacturers etc).
Regards

They look mighty sweet.

Good Luck.

ELLIOT, JOSEPH
Sheffield
Trademark: C reversed and C, with cross between
1821-1854 ("More Old Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, May 1927 p.372-374)

JOSEPH ELLIOTT (ELIOT) & SONS
Hollis Croft, Sheffield
ca. 1795 to present

This is a little bit of information on one.


Terry

Thanks Terry! there is a reverse C, maltese cross then C above the rest of the writing.
The guy had a lot of knives and had each of these labeled as $12 a piece, i eyed them for a good couple of minutes and the gentleman approached me asked if i were interested in a deal on both, he asked what price he had written on them, i replied 12 each, he then said he'd sell them both to me for $12 total!! I replied yes id take them pretty quick!

http://www.uniclectica.com/misc/manuf.html

I just as well give you this link, a lot of good information
here.

The razor gods were definately smiling on you. I'm
going to have to start scoping out flea markets
and antique stores.


Terry

Until today i had only seen 3 other straight razors at this flea market ive been going to of late, all of those were in bad shape but ive been finding a lot of great deals on DE razors paying between 1-9 dollars each (for razors selling on ebay between 10-65). I really recommend guys check out flea markets and antique stores around them, it's really much nicer than dealing with ebay (read very inflated prices) especially if you happen to have a semi nice one in your area like im lucky enough to.

http://www.fleamarketguide.com/ lists fleamarkets in each state, be warned that in some cases the list is outdated so a call ahead would probably be worth it if there's a listed number.

You made a fantastic score. Those razors are worth a lot more than the $12.00 initially offered. At $6.00 apiece, you robbed the poor guy, LOL!