manah

Originally Posted by manah

So, it's not G. Johnson's mark. I couldn't find a dart near the pipe.
And it's not a Wostenholm razor, it's not his pipe.
And now. I'll try to tell my idea.
I believe the razor was made by William and John Birks.
It was a very old Sheffield company. The founder was William Birks, who became Master Cutler in 1766. At the beginning it was Birks, Withers & Sykes. It was one of the first enterprises to register a silver mark in 1773. It has a complicated genealogy,

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Originally Posted by manah

First of all, in 1925, the chestnut tree which inspired the "Tree Brand", was struck by lightning and burned. It's a historical fact.
As for me, I'm sure, "1926" isn't the year of production.
I saw Boker razors without "tree", that were made before and after 1926.

Originally Posted by manah

The company was founded by Henry Godfrey Lamb Long. He first appeared in Sheffield directories in 1828, working from Arundel Street. By 1834, Wragg, Long & Co was listed as a merchant, factor, and manufacturer, which also dealt as a converter and refiner of steel. Long's partner was George Wragg, who lived at Stone Grove. Wragg, Long was based in Eyre Street and within a few years was dealing in table cutlery, besides steel. However, George Wragg died on 15 May 1841, aged 50, and the business

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It's very difficult to find any info about the Packwood razors maker. I vainly spent much time to find some info.
More importantly, Henry L. Lummus, in his article wrote:
"Date 1828. Maker, unknown, Sheffield. Trademark "Packwood".