Indeed, overlooked that! :)
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I'm not convinced about the LONDON yet. The tang stamp looks like 'IN LONDON', and would match the spine stamp. I know there is an 'IN PARIS' stamp, is there documentation of anything like that with London?
Well, maybe a push in the right direction :D
I have found another "IN LONDON"
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After a minor clean-up:
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Also:
From a "Unwin J." document:
The relationship between the London and Sheffield cutlers had always been somewhat prickly, with the Londoners justifiably annoyed at Sheffield cutlers trying to capitalise on their position as makers of quality cutlery. Twenty-five Sheffield craftsmen registered marks with the word ‘LONDON’, with or without other words such as, ‘IN’ or ‘CITY’ or with symbols such as a cross. All but five were for cutlers and range in date from 1708 to 1772, with more being registered in the 1730s than in other decades. However, as Sheffield’s prestige rose with the improving quality of its knife production, the registering of another placename tended to backfire. The last person to register the mark with the word ‘LONDON’ was Samuel Lindley in 1772
This makes that the maker of these razors is:
Geo. (?) George Elliot (?) and that he was of Sheffield :D, probably made between the 1730's and 1770's (or a bit later, we don't know how long this maker made razors)
Also, in Sheffield, Mr. Manwaring GREEN (son of John GREEN, tailor), was an apprentice for 8 years since 1738, earning his Freedom in 1746, with Master George ELLIOT, cutler, if this is "our" George ELLIOT, cutler, he would have worked at least around 1738
And, also in "Hallamshire cutlers", there is a George Elliot, (1) son of Thomas, apprenticed to Dalton Cornelius, cutler, F 1734 (fits the description above), (2) F 1751, (3) F 1764
One "pickle" with these last onces: this is Elliott, not Elliot...
I have one here which appears to say Shemield! Maybe it's my eyes...........
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Here is a similar one to the Rodgers frameback on your site:
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And this Elliot, "Damascus" razor, unfortunately, looks like the belly of this beauty was honed out in the past:
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