Thread: Sheffield Razor, Need Help Identifying and Cleaning

Originally Posted by ClydeWigg3

Is that the trademark in the second picture?



More closeups.

My guess is 1870-1890. The scales are definitely ivory, and they are repairable, but they've seen rough times.

Thank you. I love old stuff like this, expecially when I know it belonged to family. The ivory seems really thin and fragile. How did it ever hold up to daily use? Based on those dates this would most likely have been my G. Grandfather's, who died in 1911. If this was properly repaired would there be any reason I couldn't use it on occassion?

Originally Posted by ClydeWigg3

Thank you. I love old stuff like this, expecially when I know it belonged to family. The ivory seems really thin and fragile. How did it ever hold up to daily use? Based on those dates this would most likely have been my G. Grandfather's, who died in 1911. If this was properly repaired would there be any reason I couldn't use it on occassion?

Ivory is surprisingly durable. It's made of the same stuff as your teeth, more or less, and most people have at least a couple of those that last a lifetime of crushing things!

It should absolutely be usable once fixed up, and I'm relatively confident it can be fixed.