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Thread: That 1700's Show
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02-05-2016, 11:04 PM #171
Thoughts on this one?
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02-06-2016, 09:30 AM #172
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02-06-2016, 10:40 AM #173
Just wanted to say, the stubtails out of Sweden are often originated from Sheffield, I have a couple of Smith's, Lin(d)ley's, Bengall's, Elliot's, Shepherd (crown WOLF), "GB", Norris,... from Sweden!
Nice reference to that tread, but those "pipe" - markings are not only from the 18th century I'm afraid, there are markings from the 19th, even from the 20th century...
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02-06-2016, 10:52 AM #174
The point I was making was just that it's difficult to say without a lot of scrutiny because many makers used pipes during the 18th, incl. French, that was maybe not the best example thread to use. But I count 5 from the available pages of Sketchley's and the well-known 2 from G&M 1787 razor-maker listings. There are marks of non-razor listings which are important, as they may have not been making razors at the time the directory was assembled.
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02-06-2016, 10:56 AM #175
Indeed, absolutely right, good point! That was indeed a lesson to be learned, I tend too stick to much to the Sheffield's, which isn't always correct of course!
Yes, the Sketchley's include if I'm not mistakes the family Linley (3) and Birks, there are indeed more pipes in the rest of the directories as well :-)
Which makes it all so easy...
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02-06-2016, 10:58 AM #176
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02-06-2016, 11:04 AM #177
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02-06-2016, 04:51 PM #178
It's def been reground. I did the old burned needle trick and the scales are indeed horn. It's been cleaned up. My guess someone attempted to restore it some time ago. The jimps were added probably then. They just look too fresh to be original.
I'll have to test the steel to see if it was forged in later 18th century but so far it's passed all the preliminary tests.
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02-06-2016, 05:27 PM #179
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02-06-2016, 09:27 PM #180
One can ask a copy of Sheffield directories (payment needed for copies and postage) at:
* Sheffield Archives,
[email protected]
www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/librari...rectories.html
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