Thread: That 1700's Show

Those are indeed very interesting! Thank you very much Zak & Fikira.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Sure looks like it! Has that same weird spike tail.

On the ones I've got, that tail is paper-thin. What's it like on yours?

Great!

Well, here we go (pictures taken in original, not cleaned state, sorry...):



Where the pin goes through the tang, it was made ticker in a circular shape (especially at the under side of the tang), I believe this also is rather typical for VERY old razors, also the typical notch at the spine towards the tang in better seen in these pics

Originally Posted by 10Pups

The tang looks like it was designed to be held with the scales straight out. Pinching that area near the blade with thumb and finger. Sorry just thinking out loud and wondering what the smith was thinking :<0)

If I'm not mistaken, there are thoughts around there, that say that the way we hold a razor, wasn't always like we do now.
It could very well be that people used to hold a razor with the scales out, like holding a knife...

Here are mine for reference (a few of these I no longer own - one went to Zak, one went elsewhere).

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Here are mine for reference (a few of these I no longer own - one went to Zak, one went elsewhere).

Man those are some oldies. Think of the guys life in the 1600s. Wonder what his morning routine was??? )

Got this interesting looking ancient Spencer razor. I believe these are the original scales since there is a word stamped on the washers saying "W SPENCER" from what it looks like..Can anyone help to identify the maker? Maybe the date as well?

Incredible looking razor for sure, scales and washers are somewhat unusual yet so nice. Anyway there was a William Spencer 1795-1852 listed from Sheffield on Allen Street that would probably fit the time period of this razor.

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I just drool over these older than me razors.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

I just drool over these older than me razors.

I just drool over Martin's HUAWEI MT7-L09!

Hi guys (and girls) !

I just recently acquired a rusty but kinda unused razor:


I have to say that oldie is pretty big: 15/16 wide (not that uncommon), but the edge is 3' 11/32 long (8.5 cm), which is by far the longest blade I own (it beats hands up my 1820's 3' 1/4 Greaves or Joseph Elliot).

Does anybody know a maker whose trademark (or name) was SPAIN ? I know form 1787 directories that Benjamin Withers' trademark was ESPAGNE (Spain in french), but I can't find SPAIN specifically.

From the shape and the typicall dip-at-toe, I date that baby from 1770-1780 (maybe older ?) but I would be grateful to have any more infos.