Thread: Need help identifying my Joseph Rodgers Razor? Any help is appreciated.

Google is not my friend with this razor.

My camera is not good enough right now( Its a phone) to get the small engraving but I do have a pic of the blade shape.

Here a link to the engraving on the Blade:
http://www.imgur.com/bLNjiRo.jpeg

The blade itself:
http://www.imgur.com/aCKoFww.jpeg

And the engraving on the Tang:
http://www.imgur.com/iNYmHzK.jpeg

The Tanq says: Joseph Rodgers and Sons
Cutlers to THEIR Majesties
No.6 Norfolk Street
SHEFFIELD

Then it has England in a sideways arc on the right side and The Star and Cross on the Left.

The Scales are I believe horn. My dad used to make powder horns and such for muzzleloading and when I scraped them they smelled the same. They were broken when I got the Razor so I am replacing them.

Anyways... Any information on year, style and anything else would be awesome. A value would be cool too, but I'm not looking to sell it just restore it and have a litle golden plaque underneath it with information.

use it.. THey are great shavers.

Welcome to SRP,
We dont evaluate razor on this forum. You can look at this link for information about the company: Rodgers, Joseph & Sons - Straight Razor Place Wiki

As far as dating your razor it is marked England and that means after 1891. Style? more info? hard to provide as you didnt post any pictures of your razor. Nevertheless a high quality, Sheffield razor.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Welcome to SRP,
We dont evaluate razor on this forum. You can look at this link for information about the company: Rodgers, Joseph & Sons - Straight Razor Place Wiki

As far as dating your razor it is marked England and that means after 1891. Style? more info? hard to provide as you didnt post any pictures of your razor. Nevertheless a high quality, Sheffield razor.

Im not really looking for an evaluation. I just thought it would be cool if someone knew.

I did read somewhere about the after 1891, and something about them switching away from " their majesties, to a singular in 1901. But hadn't read that anywhere else.

As far as the scales go they look like a standard set I am more interested in the hollow ground engraving, and the fact that it is only about half the width of my of my other razors.

Razors were made in many widths to suit the shaving habits of their customers. They were usually measured in 1/8 in. increments such as 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, etc. Your razor appears to be a 4/8 and judging from the way the engraving centers on the blade and the curvature of the stabilizer, that is probably it's manufactured size and not a larger razor that has been drastically honed down. The hollow ground engraving is just a sales device as most razors from the late 1800s were no longer wedged shaped and were ground "hollow" to some degree. This section of the Wiki will acquaint you with the various grinds. I hope this helps.

Regards - Walt

From reading various other discussions I believe "their majesties" referred to Victoria and Albert and was used until the end of Victoria's reign, so I think that puts your razor in the range of 1891-1901. (I have one with the same engraving on the tang).