Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Originally Posted by appa69

Yeah. I rescaled the hives myself, I didn't think to mention it. The collars are brass beading items, and if you look closely, you can see that they are the same but different sizes.

Yeah, I can tell now. It's still cool you used them on the one side.

Originally Posted by appa69

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Joseph Hives. ~1803-1810 a bit of a rare maker.

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Brittain Wilkinson and Brownell ~1810-1820. Unbelievably thin at the tail.

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Unknown warranted. ~1805-1815

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Unknown warranted. ~1810-1820

I'm also currently working on representatives from the courts of King George IV and King William IV, respectively.

All dates are guesses by myself based on my own research, if anyone has any additional information I'd love to hear it. Thank you.

Loving them stubbs.... Especially that last one, nice finds!

In CHRIST
Sback

"acier fondu" (cast steel), 6/8", ivory scales with silver collars, France, epoch "Premiere Empire" c.1804-14

Originally Posted by altus

"acier fondu" (cast steel), 6/8", ivory scales with silver collars, France, epoch "Premiere Empire" c.1804-14

very nice !!

JOHNSON, JAMES
Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield
1818-1853


SHEPHERD, JOHN
Sheffield
Trademark: Crown and Wolf
1770-1795

Originally Posted by gooser

ANGRES " CAST STEEL"

It's a LANGRES, the L is been lost by excessive polishing,or bad insculptation, it's a town in France famous in the past for it's cutlery, I date it around 1770-1800

and please do use many layers of tape on the back of these old shaver, it's useless to make them suffer with huge belvels on their adged backs, you are ruining the collecting value doing such !

Originally Posted by charlie48horlogerie

and please do use many layers of tape on the back of these old shaver, it's useless to make them suffer with huge belvels on their adged backs, you are ruining the collecting value doing such !

+1!

Originally Posted by charlie48horlogerie

and please do use many layers of tape on the back of these old shaver, it's useless to make them suffer with huge belvels on their adged backs, you are ruining the collecting value doing such !

But they shave so much better with a shallower bevel!

Originally Posted by appa69

But they shave so much better with a shallower bevel!

Yes but it is best to preserve these old beauties. They are getting much rarer so I say use tape!!!

Originally Posted by engine46

Yes but it is best to preserve these old beauties. They are getting much rarer so I say use tape!!!

I always tape. But MANY layers? Never more than is necessary. Never detriment the shave. The shave is paramount.