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04-02-2016, 06:09 PM #1Senior Member
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Jimps origin
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When did straight razors start using jimps?
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04-02-2016, 06:14 PM #2Senior Member
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Good question you will be hard pushed to find them much before 1850 I would say I've not seen many if any on early stubtail shavers Pre 1810, personally I like my razors with jimps.
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Not sure when it was made but it is a stubby. It's marked Hancock with some crude jimps. Could have been done at a later date I don't know. But they are large and most likely done with a round file.
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It's just i have a Wade & Butcher with a royal stamp, G crown R. That would date it 1820-1830, it has jimps both on top & bottom of tang so i'm a bit confused.
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Just google Stubtail razors then click images it's pretty hard to find jimps on anything pre 1830s.
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Here is the razor in question
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I read here that people use to hold their razors differently back in the day. With the older razors the grip was a pinch on each side of the tang instead of top and bottom.This was done to avoid cutting your thumb or index finger on the underside where the tang meets the blade.
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Thats very interesting and very wise, would also explain why most stamps are worn so.
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