Originally Posted by
Walt
Maybe this barber was quite literate and well schooled in Latin studies. Thus, he marked this razor with the Roman numeral for 10. If you run across any other razors marked XLVII or thereabouts it would indicate he was also a good barber with a large clientele. Or, he could have been some clown with a newly sharpened jacknife that he was wanting to try out.
Regards - Walt