Whoo hoo, got another one comming from Ebite :) No clue what make just yet :)
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Whoo hoo, got another one comming from Ebite :) No clue what make just yet :)
Whoot this is one nice blade... can't say much for the slabs of bark for scales though :p All I can see of a name are 2 letters "ER" and under that are the tops of two other letters with flat tops... thats about it. Very dence feeling steel and still farking sharp, old heavy rust on top of high polished spine... Can't wait to hone this one up :)
Beautiful. Definitely a museum piece, and it's very old. Congratulations!
I left that razor on a city bus awhile back ..... slipped out of my boot ...... so glad it turned up. PM to me for my address as I'm sure you'll want to return it to me. :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by DwarvenChef
Here are a couple more stub tails for the club's archives. The first is an early 1800s model that only has the word APPROVED stamped on the tang. I wish I knew who the maker was, but I'm sure that information has been lost to history. It has the original horn scales complete with the original worm holes. And it still gives a terrific shave.
Regards - Walt
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...d/Approved.jpg
The second entry is a pre-Sheaf Works W. Greaves, which would put it somewhere in the 1780 - 1816 range. I am a history buff and I really connected emotionally to this razor. The first time I shaved with it was almost a spiritual experience. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to not only hold, but to actually use something that was two centuries old. Most items of this antiquity are in museums or displayed in collections "under glass". I know it's an inanimate object, but I would like to think that it was happy to once again be scraping lather and stubble from someone's face as it was originally intended.
Regards - Walt
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/r...W1780-1816.jpg
A pre cleaning pic if my new "Crown" Columbia bob tail. I'm not to sure these scales are period yet as they are the wedgeless horn scales. Steel dome shapped collars with brass pins. Could be accurate but it seems a rescale, still tight also... I've started removing the active rust and glad to see very little pitting under it :) Coating the horn in Neetsfood tonight and see about finishing it up tomorow :)
Whoot post # 2000 :) Where else but in the clubs section :)
Got the Columbia up and shaving :)
Could this be classed as a stub tail? If so its my entry. If not, please discard.
It does have a very small tail that can just be seen below the scales...
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Here's my entry to the Stub-Tailed Shavers. Hope she qualifies. From what I can make out it's a John Bingham although the first letter doesn't look like a J to me. If anyone has any information on this one it would be much appreciated.
That's a handsome old razor. It looks like it's a great shaver.
Here's one with no tail. Doyle's book has it as 1740. Can't get all the writing from the tang but it does say Paris in fancy scroll. Might say Gillet as well. Nice big copper washers still intact with ivory scales. I was just about to list it on e-bay as I saw one fetch over $400 not too long ago.
Incredible! 260 years old, and in amazing condition! Is there any temptation to hone it up and shave, or is this something that might be better left "as found", for historical purposes?
I'm sorry. But where did you find this?Quote:
Doyle's book has it as 1740.
Robert A.Doyle wrote about "Cast Steel" in 1740. But not about such razor.
That piece from the book is about how I place those dates as well, but hard to tell on some makes.
It is a fantastic looking razor :)
Here's my entry to The Stub-Tailed Shavers club. It's a JRD Huggins / Best Steel. JRD Huggins was a flamboyant NY City barber in the late 1700s to early 1800s. He was also a poet, and wrote many barbering poems that also doubled as advertising. He called himself the Emperor of Barbers and was often written about in the newspapers of the day. Anyone who was anyone in or around Manhattan was seen spending their days lounging in his Broadway shop. He eventually published a collection of barbering and other poems in 1808 by the title Hugginiana. (It'll be my life's goal to find an original copy for my shave den.)
Christopher
I have a few.
Robert's Warranted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/DSC01877.jpg
Another Roberts Warranted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...DSC01810-1.jpg
John Barber.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/DSC01828.jpg
Nice additions guys :)
This thread caught my eye.Wonderful...absolutely wonderful.I hope I might be lucky enough to find a nice one and have it restored.These just look so cool.Thanks Dwarvenchef for starting this thread.I hope I can add to it one day.:):) Oh and Nightbreed...really like your razor man.Who did the scales ? They are gorgeous !:)
I also envy your Columbia round point Dwarvenchef as I am a Dovo man.:)
Iīve got a Roberts, itīs a sweet shaver:
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...005800x598.jpg
Nice, Mikael. :)
Shepherd Warranted
Sweet Mile! Shepherds are unusual.
Got a Warranted back from Mr Miller recently, lovely scales and the blade was in very nice condition :)
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...034800x551.jpg
Here's my latest one that I cleaned up ast weekend.
As I got it
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And after a bit of a clean up and a new set of scales.
http://byrd.gallery.netspace.net.au/...9/IMG_5329.jpg
http://byrd.gallery.netspace.net.au/...9/IMG_5330.jpg
http://byrd.gallery.netspace.net.au/...9/IMG_5331.jpg
http://byrd.gallery.netspace.net.au/...9/IMG_5333.jpg
I'm looking forward to honing it on the weekend and giving it a try.
Where did you find that? I love the blade shape.What kind is it? I really want a stubby !!:shrug:
It was an ebay find. I'm not sure who made it as you can't read the name anymore. It starts with B. I thought it looked like BEI and then there is a C but I think it might be BENGALL. The shape is called a double thumb notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
Shepard & Gough pre-1830s Stubtail. Couldn't find any information on the maker though, but one of my favorite razors. Scales are original tortoise.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/SAM_3249.jpg
CLARK & HALL
Sheffield
1797-1823 ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)
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Originally Posted by manah
I know that cast steel was invented in 1740. However, what manufacturers first utilized this steel in razors?
Hi Folks, May I join? Almost my first straight razor:
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http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/Hall5sm-.jpg
She is much as she came to me and slightly cleaned and honed she is a keeper!
"T Hall" ceased business in 1830 in Sheffield.
You are very blessed to have such a fine first shaver indeed.
If some one would do an outline, It would be even better:Attachment 69710
Respectfully
Geezer
My Greaves and Sons. My best info places the razor between 1820 and 1830. Didn't like the feel at first, it's very heavy but it shaves perfectly now that I'm used to holding it.
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That is a lovely blade! For my face that is a shape that fits well without over doing things.
Congratulations!
~Richard
Hallo, I have just finished restoring this one with no tail. I would like to date it, can somebody help me?
It's a 15/16 at its widest point, almost wedge. On the tang you can clearly read the last three letters only, ERT, it seems to be ERBERT but I'm not certain...
I don't think the scales are original, but they have a handcarved French name on them.
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Regards
To my eye it looks distinctly related to this razor of Scipio's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauri
I recently got one very similar to yours, though this has the original scales and an even less decipherable marking.
My best guess for age is 'before 1800'
At least based on this:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi.../3/30/Tail.jpg
Thanks for the photos. they help a lot! Since there was a huge overlap, beginning and ending dates are taken with a grain of salt. Each style must have had its initiators for a long enough period of time to become popular enough to become a style.
Hello all,
I was oiling my Sheffield razors today and decided to separate out the stub tails. here is a link to the 8 I have found so far.......
Stub Tails - a set on Flickr
I love those old soldiers. The neatest part, to me, is knowing that they shave great!
