Thread: ID and date request

It's a long shot given the medium, but I wonder what a historian familiar w/ period manuscripts might make of the signature.

Thomas Nowill born 1747 was apprenticed to Robert Kippax in 1763, freed in 1772,entered into parnership with Kippax.

"Kippax & Nowill" was founded but in 1775 Robert Kippax died,Thomas Nowill carried on the business until Robert Kippax, junior joined the business under the name "Nowill & Kippax". In 1804 Robert died and Nowill kept the company going as "Nowill" only, under the new company name is where i believed this razor was made, to me the look of the blade and scales looks of that time period.