Thread: That 1700's Show

Originally Posted by Arrowhead

Gentlemen, I'd like if I may to submit this razor for your appraisal. I know nothing about it yet, in fact it's a very recent acquisition, thrown in with another much fancier one by the shopkeeper to clinch the deal. My guess is: old.

The mark seems to be something like "ARANTIA":

If anyone can throw any light on this one, I'd be grateful. It's doubtful whether this will become a working member of the collection, because the lack of a tang alarms me a great deal.

I dont know if somebody answered or not but ide bet that reads Garantie wich is warranted in french .........

Here is an oldie! A Homer. Probably not from 1700's, but very old. Tang is quite thin, Seems a shaver candidate, I am preparing to free it from these cell scales and use some old horn and iron collars to bring it back. Very Homely!

Ya these all look to be from the wee early dawn of the 1800's which is fine by me Thanks for posting pics

I remembered seeing a couple pictures recently of circular razors and was able to dig this link up from memory. Look in the history section.

Razor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

here is my submission.. it is a no name but has what looks to be the George Johnson pipe. it has 1834 carved into the shell scales.. what yall think?

Originally Posted by myke

I remembered seeing a couple pictures recently of circular razors and was able to dig this link up from memory. Look in the history section.

Razor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Someone should add a picture of a straight razor to that page. Nice razor by the way. Really like the old ones.

Originally Posted by Martin103

I dont know if somebody answered or not but ide bet that reads Garantie wich is warranted in french .........

It's "Garantie" (for l'acier fondu : cast steel) under it's "Ã Lantie" ?? it's a name of place, in France in the beginnig of the XIX century, in evry small town were a seller of cutelery objects that was ordering from larger factories razors that bear the factories stamped with his name and/or place.
The bone's scales on this razor are typical form the 1800-1815 period.
Langres and Chatelrault was tow cutelery's centers then famous for making razors for every resellers.

Here's my submission, somewhone knows these manufacturers and if the fit in the 1700's?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Fikira

Here's my submission, somewhone knows these manufacturers and if the fit in the 1700's?

Thanks!

I just noticed - is that spelled wrong? It looks like it says "REFIEND". Is that supposed to be refined?

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

I just noticed - is that spelled wrong? It looks like it says "REFIEND". Is that supposed to be refined?

Indeed, it's also a mistery for me!

Regards