Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Originally Posted by rideon66

That is a nice razor. I almost bought it or an identical one off the bay sometime ago. I may have been bidding against you if that is where you got it. I have another of his most likely but older and not his name, but a stamp that looks to be his.

I like stub tails, especially the well-preserved/restored ones. Somehow almost all of them are Sheffield made. There even was a rant about it, probably mine, earlier in this thread (or was it in the 1700's show?). So I'm usually very happy to find something different - like this one.

Faine & Simpson

This is a lovely piece, quite heavy .. Again having trouble finding out its origin.
It might be from Ireland is the best i've heard so far.

Very nice thin horn scales and the coffin is quality.

Hopefully i'll start restoring it this weekend.

Another photo..

Originally Posted by JOB15

Faine & Simpson

This is a lovely piece, quite heavy .. Again having trouble finding out its origin.
It might be from Ireland is the best i've heard so far.

Very nice thin horn scales and the coffin is quality.

Hopefully i'll start restoring it this weekend.

Ooooh! I love that style!

Near as I can tell, this blade pattern started being produced right around 1800 and had become a throwback by the 1820’s, and was gone by the ‘30’s.

I’d guess this one dates to 1815-1820, which had an explosion of stamped marks and not great coverage in directories.

I’ll see what I can turn up in deeper records when I’m not on my phone.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Another photo..

Looks like it’s a slight misstamp of Paine & Simpson.

They had an outfit in London for decades at 29 High-street, which now appears to be a Barclay’s.

Over the years they were listed variously as comb-makers, hardwaremen and cutlers.

It’s only the oldest listing I saw that says they were cutlers, that was from 1814, which is about right for the razor.

It looks like Alfred Simpson was of the same clan and worked for them later on.

There are a goodly number of search hits on a wide variety of items that probably all went through their shop, but I feel pretty confident in the ID.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Looks like it’s a slight misstamp of Paine & Simpson.

They had an outfit in London for decades at 29 High-street, which now appears to be a Barclay’s.

Over the years they were listed variously as comb-makers, hardwaremen and cutlers.

It’s only the oldest listing I saw that says they were cutlers, that was from 1814, which is about right for the razor.

It looks like Alfred Simpson was of the same clan and worked for them later on.

There are a goodly number of search hits on a wide variety of items that probably all went through their shop, but I feel pretty confident in the ID.

Zak you are a genius ..

Barclays? It could mean Barclay square... High streets we have many . I will have a look now i know the maker.
Thank you..

I did find Paine & Simpson 29 Borough.
This I would say is referring to Borough High St SE1.
Just over London Bridge.. They have lots of great street food, a cathedral, a ship (Golden Hinde). Also the site of terrorists with machetes.. woops.
Opposite is The Shard building. I could go on..

I absolutely love this one

Originally Posted by JOB15

I did find Paine & Simpson 29 Borough.
This I would say is referring to Borough High St SE1.
Just over London Bridge.. They have lots of great street food, a cathedral, a ship (Golden Hinde). Also the site of terrorists with machetes.. woops.
Opposite is The Shard building. I could go on..

That's the address that Google Maps showed me is currently a bank.

They seem to have stuck around there for a while, though later listings said 29 High Street.

The scales are in neatsfoot . Restoration Begins.