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07-19-2014, 09:38 PM #1Member
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Is W.H. Oates a Respectible Makers Mark?
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07-20-2014, 01:17 AM #2Senior Member
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07-20-2014, 01:23 AM #3Historically Inquisitive
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Look like W. H. Oates was from Manchester at 69 Thomas st, established in 1848, found reference to him at this location up to 1930 or so. Listed as a cutler, the few razor ive came across looked fine to me, as to yours its all about the condition.
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07-20-2014, 01:24 AM #4Senior Member
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Never heard of them.
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07-20-2014, 02:26 AM #5Senior Member
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I hear he had a penchant for ladies of a certain persusion and never went to sunday meeting. Might just be idle gossip, though...
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07-21-2014, 06:01 PM #6Thread derailment specialist.
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He was also into ........ SEWING, QUILTING, and KNITTING????? Originally Posted by Neil Miller
Oh Dear.
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07-21-2014, 06:09 PM #7Moderator
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Hey Wullie!! I sew and I quilt and shave with a sharp(tonn) honed straight razor. Originally Posted by Wullie
He was also into ........ SEWING, QUILTING, and KNITTING?????
Oh Dear.
Wet shaving brushes, 10 paces, dawn, tomorrow!!
I nominate Tom as my second. (Roy is 3rd and Glen 4th is Tom is busy making a living.)Neil Miller likes this."The sharpening stones from time to time provide officers with gasoline."
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