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04-02-2016, 06:09 PM #1Senior Member
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Jimps origin
Hi all!
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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04-02-2016, 06:40 PM #3Senior Member
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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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04-02-2016, 06:47 PM #4Senior Member
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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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04-02-2016, 06:57 PM #5Senior Member
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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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04-02-2016, 07:12 PM #6Senior Member
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Here is the razor in question
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04-02-2016, 07:31 PM #7Senior Member
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Cracking razor!
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04-02-2016, 08:19 PM #9Senior Member
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Here is another oldie. A French razor with jimps.WW243 and GabrielMartin like this.
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Here is an old Clayton maybe late 1700s to 1810. It would be very easy to cut yourself with a modern grip.GabrielMartin likes this.
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