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Hi,
Has anyone ever seen a str8 razor of this manufacturer?
Uncle Google says there were two blacksmiths of that name,
who lived in Sheffield in the beginning of 19th century.
I found no mention they manufactured str8 razors.
Please have a look on the pictures below.
Thank you in advance for any help.
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Don't know if it is the same but here is some I found
DYSON
JOHN DYSON
Leeds
(1892)
Goods in various metal alloys
Ref. 1892, 1949
The razor was definitely made between 1780-1820.
Within that window, the directory searches don't turn up anything particularly likely (there were a lot of Dysons in Sheffield).
The apprentice rolls are more helpful, however. There's a John Dyson, son of George Dyson, razor manufacturer. He was apprenticed to his father and completed his apprenticeship in 1800. Your razor looks to be just right for that timeframe, and that particular John Dyson is the only Dyson I can find associated with razors. Around the same time there was also a Charles Dyson (son of William) who was apprenticed to Samuel Ashmore, a razor grinder, but Charles doesn't seem to have completed his apprenticeship, and a grinder wouldn't be striking his own name -- he'd be working for someone else.
Also useful, John Dyson was from Stannington, which in the late 1700's was not exactly Sheffield, and even today lies pretty far from the city center. Many prominent names came from there, however -- Crawshaw, Hallam, Hawcroft, Greaves, Parkin, Revit (the whole clan), Wostenholm. It was a happenin' little 'burb.
A fine example. Lovely razor.
