Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Also picked this James Johnson the other day

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Seeing all those together, figured I should post some 'art'.

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Jaw dropping stuff.
I´m looking forward to whoever can replicate the Game of Thrones vintage steel reclining barbers shop deluxe sofa chair
Thanks for sharing these treasures

Originally Posted by WW243

Definitely art without the little ' on either side. I feel lucky to be able to see this kind of historical beauty.....these pics just toss you back in time and instill a sense of curiosity and awe. How many stories could each razor tell? Many thanks for posting the photos.

I couldn't agree more. Imagine the stories and the people.

A really old frenchie, Jury.













Freshly restored, not honed yet.

H. Rotton c.1820-30 (punch "crown GR")
handle in horn with inlay, 4/8" (with thickness of the spine 3mm), trapezoidal section.

any information on the manufacturer "H. Rotton" is welcome

Fixed the broken scales, I tried to salvage as much of this old razor as I could.

Finally, I think i have one that belongs here! Cheapest of the razors I found in the wild also!! $8. And untold gallons of gas on the hunt!
Wood scales, look to be iron pinsand brass washers.
As Found:


Any one know who the P heart is?
~Richard

It looks a lot like my pair of P* Samuel Norris. The P is exactly the same.

I don't know if he also made a P<3...

Nice catch Richard! I think the scales could be original ...

Originally Posted by Geezer

Finally, I think i have one that belongs here! Cheapest of the razors I found in the wild also!! $8. And untold gallons of gas on the hunt!
Wood scales, look to be iron pinsand brass washers.
As Found:


Any one know who the P heart is?
~Richard

Originally Posted by Thaeris

It looks a lot like my pair of P* Samuel Norris. The P is exactly the same.

I don't know if he also made a P<3...

I'm pretty sure it wasn't Norris. None of his listings use the heart symbol. Here's the 1774 Gales & Martin entry for Fox & Norris:



The only mark I can find that I think is a good match is Jonathan Pitchford, but the way it's presented in the book makes it unclear if he was using two different marks (as many did) or a single mark incorporating all the elements.



I've definitely seen Pitchford razors that are P(heart)ford. It doesn't seem out of the question that P (heart) could also be his mark, but I wouldn't count on it!