Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Could well be, Zak - the original Old English John Barber razors tended to have his corporate mark on them, the masonic square and compass. That was pointed out on the advertisement warning agains 'I. Barber' razors taken out by John Barber & Sons.

I should have remembered that, especially as I compile the following chronology myself some time ago!

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doh!

Regards,
Neil

You have no idea how shocked I am that my brain was functioning that well. Between the moldy carpets and the miasma of Marsdens I'm wading through, everything is blurry!

Neil, my friend, you have served another tumbler of delicious information. This is good stuff. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Geezer

According to one expert, the P and star, or other symbol, are an indication of the metal alloyed in the steel.
~Geezer

Geezer - have a look at this thread, particularly post #8.

The mark belonged to Matthew Norris of Fox & Norris before it was passed onto Samuel.

I think you are thinking of the alloys formulated by Faraday and Stodart, made into razors by Stodart with a letter to indicate the alloying agent within a circle.

Regards,
Neil

The stub tail\old shavers section in my collection...finally pull them out for some shootings.
Sorry for the low quality, I took it using my phone.

W. Greaves, before Greaves and Sons, around 1815 (before 1817),



Joseph Elliot, around 1820,



Holtzapffel, Charing Cross, not sure about the datation.

Thaeris, you and OrSh have some great stuff there. I've never seen a Greaves that early. Or an Elliot.

Thank you

I'm pretty happy to be the owner of those ones !

OrSh sure has nice razors, I especially like his Pradier and his Silver Steel encrusted, and the ones of the middle, Robert Warranted, P and the Bengall one.

Just got my first pressed horn razor. I couldn't identify the maker but I'm pretty sure that I've seen this mark in the past...

Evatt Cast Steel

Wright Cast steel