Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Then this razor can't be a Wostenholm because this blade appears to be older than 1843 based on the age chart alone. Thank you. Any ideas on who the maker is?

Agree these look very similar. Looks like they could be from the Birks brothers according to manah. thanks

The primary reason for the Wostenholm attribution is the number "1" on the end of the tang. That came up as part of the litigation attributing it to George Wostenholm

From The Law Times:
"George Wolstenholme marked in addition to his mark of a pipe upon certain razors the
figure 1, which was struck lengthwise in the
direction of the stem of the pipe, and was marked
like a dart, with one of the barbs cut off, and my
father took proceedings in the magistrates' court
against the said George Wolstenholme, who, in
consequence, desisted from using his mark."
Your mark has another position.
And it's not look like a dart. IMO.
From the article appeared in Knife World, 1984:
"In 1888, the Wostenholm company appealed the decision of the Sheffield Cutlers Company to register to a new proprietor a pipe trademark with the addition of a dart. Wostenholm claimed this to be an infringement because the original user of the mark long been dead. This mark shows in the 1919 Register as belonging to Geo.Wostenholm & Son Ltd."

Ill add my newest addition.

A 17/16 Joseph Rodgers & Sons Full Hollow Blade
Been re-scaled and honed up by Glen (gssixgun). Amazing work as always

Ill have it soon... maybe Monday.

G-10 with Jade acrylic for a wedge

That is some razor!
I have not seen a razor with a downward pointed tail before. Is that original?
Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by bonitomio

That is some razor!
I have not seen a razor with a downward pointed tail before. Is that original?
Thanks for sharing.

I believe so... This is the blade before it was rescaled.
Glen gives the details of what he did on page 2
Thanks for the feedback

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...dy-bought.html

Decided to finish off this small old stub tail possibly attributed to William or John Birks of Sheffield (by Manah). I noticed when I removed the wood scales what the cutler did to the back side of the blade, probably for stability at the pivot? Haven't seen anything like this before.
Just cleaned the blade up with some polish and left the patina intact, for the most part. Thought this streaked black horn would look best on her. Used some hand made nickel silver domed washer with brass pins to set her off. Nice to bring this little one back to life and dress her up a bit.

Originally Posted by ajkenne

Decided to finish off this small old stub tail possibly attributed to William or John Birks of Sheffield (by Manah). I noticed when I removed the wood scales what the cutler did to the back side of the blade, probably for stability at the pivot? Haven't seen anything like this before.
Just cleaned the blade up with some polish and left the patina intact, for the most part. Thought this streaked black horn would look best on her. Used some hand made nickel silver domed washer with brass pins to set her off. Nice to bring this little one back to life and dress her up a bit.

It looks great! How much of a shaving edge are you going to put on it? That's a crazy frown it has towards the heel.

Haven't thought much about it but is probably beyond my honing expertise. May send it to one of the honemeisters. Any thoughts on who could do a good job on this one?

Originally Posted by ajkenne

Haven't thought much about it but is probably beyond my honing expertise. May send it to one of the honemeisters. Any thoughts on who could do a good job on this one?

Glen would be the best for this one (gssixgun) Lynn hates wedges lol.