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James Wilks Junior Baltimore. James Wilks Junior. son of a Scottish immigrant. hardware merchant in Baltimore. Died in 1859. yup, that's all I got, no detective here haha. im wondering if anyone here has any other examples from this merchant, I would love to see them. or by all means some more info would be great.
the finger holds are a bit small but nicely jimped top, bottom and in the hollows! very cool.
ps-sorry about the poor pics, ill try to get better ones tomorrow.....
James Wilks Jr, born 1799, died 1858, merchant Baltimore Maryland. Like you stated 1859 for the year of his death, i did come across that date as well but a newspaper clipping from 1858 announcing his death.
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Nevertheless a very interesting razor for sure, double thump notch, never came across another one, more then likely from a Sheffield maker, but with a very early American connection, take good care of it!
thank you for that! I had actually found 1856, 1858, and 1859 in different places as his date of death! all seemed to be talking about the same merchant in Baltimore, I decided to go with the latest date, but a newspaper clipping is as sure a source as any. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
I love the fact that the double notch is jimped as well as the tang top and bottom, very cool. very little wear on this beauty as well!
That's a cool razor. A lot of folks around this area of MD would be glad to get their hands on that as a local piece.
"....from my cold, dead hands......":pQuote:
Originally Posted by Sandycrack
HEHEHEHE :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by silverloaf
juuuuust kidding! id be happy to send it down to let you try it out sometime. im a ways out from cleaning it up and honing it, too many ahead of it, but certainly when I do you will be the first to know! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandycrack
I was watching that one on the 'Bay'...glad you got it. It is an intriguing piece. I can't wait to see it when you've finished it up.
yeah, I was actually a little surprised to have won it, I figured it would go higher than my max. I had watched it all week and just decided to put my max bid in and walk away, let the snipes get it at the end. apparently the snipes didn't want it as much as I did, haha. very glad to have it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfpack34
Yes you did get it for a very fair price IMO...
I like the original scales as well and they appear to be in very 'restore-able' condition. Be sure to post it up when you've done your magic!
oh if you could only see it in person! theres not much wrong with this one at all! a slight warp in one scale, but closes centered well enough as is. my only complaint might be the scales are not very even thickness. the front one is noticeably thinner at the pivot end than the rear one. but I love it none-the-less than if it weren't so ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfpack34
and im sure you saw it listed as "James Wilks Junk" and im still trying to find that "k" the seller had seen :confused:
though I do see very faintly, struggling to see under the scales it looks like an "I" and im curious if under the scales it has the remainder on JUN"IOR" but time will tell......
