Hi,

I own some usable Sheffield razors dating from roughly 1815-1825.
One of the things that interest me is how much they cost back then
(pounds, shillings and pence). I gleaned little information from the web,
just a statement that a good razor in 1800, one made of tool steel, cost
as much as a standard sword, which is suggestive, but not much help.

My suspicion is that an early serious razor, for example a Greaves, cost
a weeks wages at least for a typical factory worker. Anybody out there
know or have pointers to sources?

THX