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Thread: Anyone familiar with a W. Jackson razor?

  1. 09-04-2015, 09:44 PM #1
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    Default Anyone familiar with a W. Jackson razor?

    Anyone familiar with the maker W. Jackson? It has a peculiar tapered tang that I haven't seen before either. Any info?

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    Boy, that's a Wedge Flat grind, Never have seen a Jackson, Hand forged and filed.

    Is that a possible Microtome? There seems to be a # of them around, found a bunch of them on Ebay yesterday, 9.00-60$ were about average prices.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FAL View Post
    Boy, that's a Wedge Flat grind, Never have seen a Jackson, Hand forged and filed.

    Is that a possible Microtome? There seems to be a # of them around, found a bunch of them on Ebay yesterday, 9.00-60$ were about average prices.
    Not sure. Never even heard of a microtome until now.
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    Is this the Jackson you are looking for?

    Jackson, William. Philadelphia (Sheffield), mid 19th Century. (Ref. R0026)
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    Quote Originally Posted by notitfortat View Post
    Not sure. Never even heard of a microtome until now.
    Hehe, I learned the term just a day ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bouschie View Post
    Is this the Jackson you are looking for?

    Jackson, William. Philadelphia (Sheffield), mid 19th Century. (Ref. R0026)
    Well I saw the one you're referring to and I think it's a different Jackson actually. Or maybe the same Jackson, with mine just being an earlier example?

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    regarding tapered razors, is it really tapered or just hone wear on the toe?
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    Quote Originally Posted by llalm View Post
    regarding tapered razors, is it really tapered or just hone wear on the toe?

    I said tang but I really meant the tail. It seems unusually thin and tapered. Here it is next to a more traditional example.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FAL View Post
    Boy, that's a Wedge Flat grind, Never have seen a Jackson, Hand forged and filed.

    Is that a possible Microtome? There seems to be a # of them around, found a bunch of them on Ebay yesterday, 9.00-60$ were about average prices.
    It all makes sense now...
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    Quote Originally Posted by FAL View Post
    Boy, that's a Wedge Flat grind, Never have seen a Jackson, Hand forged and filed.

    Is that a possible Microtome? There seems to be a # of them around, found a bunch of them on Ebay yesterday, 9.00-60$ were about average prices.
    No, that's not a microtome razor. It's a wedge. And yes, that is an extreme slant in the tang; I have a John Barber that has that as well. It was a pain in the ass to pin tightly.
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