Thread: H. J. Herskovitz Sheffield pre-1891 mirror finish?

Hey Fellas, well, I joined the site about six weeks ago. I started shaving with a straight 27 years ago and gave it up up after a few years. Now I'm back! I had my first truly sweet straight shave yesterday after canning my first 12k Guangxi stone and getting a better one....

anyway, today I bought this crazy nice Sheffield razor at this nutty junk joint in my town.... Maybe you've been to a similar place: literally dirt floors, puddles to step through, and everything from buttons to ancient mixers, saws, axes, fishing reels, any kind of tool imaginable, cigar boxes, iron fences, restaurant signs, furniture, coffee machines... I had been in last month and he said he had sold everything he had in straight razors to the local hot towel barbers. Well, when I walked in today, he said he just got one in and that it was pretty nice....

it took a while to find it, as his wife had put it in a case where he wasn't accustomed to looking. When he pulled it out, I thought that I must be looking at a fake! It looked almost brand new! Sure, there were a few scratches from honing, but the thing was so shiny, the letter stamping so unbesmirched, I thought, "hmmmm......this must be a newer blade, replacement scales?" But the blade doesn't indicate England, only Sheffield, which, from what I have read, implies that it is pre-1891. So I bought it...for 15 bucks! It is 12/16ths and I think it has a great potential to be one of my new favorites!

I found a few threads on the forum mentioning the maker, but not much. Any details on the maker and member's appreciation of the quality ( or lack thereof) would be welcome.

Thanks

david w