Thread: That 1700's Show

Originally Posted by Geezer

Posted also on Stub tailed shavers:
Finally, I think i have one that belongs here! Cheapest of the razors I found in the wild also!! $8. And untold gallons of gas on the hunt!
Wood scales, look to be iron pinsand brass washers.
As Found:

Anyone know who the P heart is?
~Richard

Wow! Beautiful find....

edited to add: and the two razors above my post are stunning as well...gorgeous pieces of history! The RAD, the RAD, the RAD....argghhhhh!

Another two razors into 1780 and 1810 I guess, one EYAM an one WOLF

Hide it, some people here are really crazy about Wolf's razors

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Hide it, some people here are really crazy about Wolf's razors

Do not worry, it´s safe

You´r in reason I can not explain wath occurs with wolf and John Barber razors?

I have my Kippax razor here that was only produced in one year that I know of & that is 1787 according to my Goins Encyclopedia.

Originally Posted by engine46

I have my Kippax razor here that was only produced in one year that I know of & that is 1787 according to my Goins Encyclopedia.

Beautiful razor. It's important to note though that that directory is a snapshot, a razor from a maker listed in the 1787 directory could itself have been produced +/- a number of years, assuming the maker existed or was not closed afterwards.

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Beautiful razor. It's important to note though that that directory is a snapshot, a razor from a maker listed in the 1787 directory could itself have been produced +/- a number of years, assuming the maker existed or was not closed afterwards.

Thanks, I cleaned kit up some.

Originally Posted by engine46

I have my Kippax razor here that was only produced in one year that I know of & that is 1787 according to my Goins Encyclopedia.

Very nice early razor, that said i believed this razor was made by Robert Kippax (Kippax & Nowill) but he died in 1775, quite older then 1787?

Originally Posted by Martin103

Very nice early razor, that said i believed this razor was made by Robert Kippax (Kippax & Nowill) but he died in 1775, quite older then 1787?

I wonder if he had a son who followed in his footsteps? That or my razor is a little older.

Originally Posted by engine46

I wonder if he had a son who followed in his footsteps?

He did and his name was Robert to! of course! Robert was in business with Thomas Nowill, the business was
"Kippax & Nowill". After Robert death in 1775 his son Robert junior joined the business with Nowill and it was called "Nowill & Kippax".
There is no evidence of junior using only Kippax on his work, but his Father Robert used the Kippax mark alone according to Reminiscences of Sheffield by R.E.Leader.

Thats why i said that your razor was probably made by Robert the father and he passed away in 1775.