Here's the one I have. Needs restoration. Tang reads "Manufactured by W. Greaves & Son(s) Sheaf Works." Best I can tell, the blade is etched with "I Stand A No 1."
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Here's the one I have. Needs restoration. Tang reads "Manufactured by W. Greaves & Son(s) Sheaf Works." Best I can tell, the blade is etched with "I Stand A No 1."
Here are three that I just picked up. The one with the frost/etch says "Cast Steel"
Here is my one and only W.Greaves & Sons
http://i42.tinypic.com/eintq0.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/o89qb6.jpg
I expect it to arrive in about 10 days.. I can't wait http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/69.gif
If the books are anything to go by, it should be from somewhere between 1780 and 1816. I'd say it's closer to 1816 than 1780..
Beautiful Greaves, nice shavers, smooth steel :)
I should correct this. I did some more checking and it should be somewhere between 1816 and 1826..Quote:
If the books are anything to go by, it should be from somewhere between 1780 and 1816. I'd say it's closer to 1816 than 1780..
I remember seeing that one, but I held off. That seller overexposes his photos to hide shallow pitting and staining. I also think the blade was probably reground, given that the stamp appears to be ground off (though I could well be wrong about that).
I considered that as well, but they do have other razors from the same time period with the same design* so I don't think it is reground. I think it might be the restoration work that has polished off some of the stamp..
* Like this one from a post on SRP earlier this month..
Wm. Greaves and Sons - For Barbers Use - 8/8 Faux Frameback
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...re-greaves.jpg
A lot of the Faux framebacks looks the same.. Like this one you sold a while back from Wade & butcher..
http://i44.tinypic.com/10fclz9.jpg
And because of the design I think it is difficult to not sand off some of the stamp.. This is another very nice restoration also from the SRP forums:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...uoise-fr-3.jpg
I might be wrong of course but if the razor I bought is reground, then it is a hell of a good job..