Thread: First Flea Market Razors of 2015 - Old English Finds

Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

John is correct. The Marshes & Shepherd is a 'Tapered Grind' blade and they are rather rare. I have several and they are some of my favorite shavers. Here are a couple of threads for you to peruse about these type blade profiles:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...s-you-zak.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...h-century.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ed-blades.html

The W&B in the second link is gorgeous, I love the spine. I have a couple of razors like this myself. The Elliot Damascus Steel is a particularly fine shaver.

Here are this weekends pick ups. Hunting season is off to a solid start

And this little guy....



W&B 8/8

that is an amazing haul! Great set of large sheffields!

I need to get out your way. There is squat out here in the West.

Normally I would never want a non Fenney Tally Ho but that CT Bingham has me drooling. I would kill for the it. My tally ho collection is all Fenney but I would make an exception for that one.

This is peculiar. Your Joseph Smith and Son is the same as my Fredrick Reynolds. Same blond horn scales same blade shape and even the exact same etching. I wonder what that means. Why would two competing cutlers have the same design on there blades. Was one copying the other? If so, who copied who. I have seen multiple FR's with this etching but yours is the first JS & Sons I have seen with this etching.

Quite the find I'll be watching for some restorations. The box is really nice!

I was looking for information through Google and all of the pics that I found were F.R. also. Unfortunately, the etch is so bad that once restoration begins, it is as good as gone.

Originally Posted by cosperryan

This is peculiar. Your Joseph Smith and Son is the same as my Fredrick Reynolds. Same blond horn scales same blade shape and even the exact same etching. I wonder what that means. Why would two competing cutlers have the same design on there blades. Was one copying the other? If so, who copied who. I have seen multiple FR's with this etching but yours is the first JS & Sons I have seen with this etching.