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Could someone please help Id this straight razor? Only help is (John Milner @ Co. Sheffield) behind blade "in pics" it has a wood handle and is heavy at 51.7 grams. Any help would be appreciated as in age, rarity, and is it worth anything? Only reason I ask is I'm finding VERY little info searching only one hit about a Milner being restored and this I believe is far older than his.
John Miller, Trafalgar Works
Sheffield
1870 to 1919
Cutler's and Plate Goods
Intrinsic
Just not allowed appraisals. It worth what you want it to be.
According to Wolfpack34
"John Milner & Co. (Sheffield) Ltd.… began his career as an apprentice before 1810 and was based in St. Thomas Street by 1845, and was most notably known as a spring-knife cutler"
There were a lot of Milners in Sheffield in the early 1800s.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge will come along and add to the history.
It's got a lot of hone wear. Unless it's 300 years old this will not add value. What you may value it at may be a lot different than what anybody else would pay. List it in open auction and see :<0)
Well from the research I have done the first assessment of boushie's would be incorrect the Intrinsic line of razors would be those of John Milners son who carried on a carrier of his own. This razor is the only example of John Milners work I can find any were on the Internet making it I would imagine very rare indeed. As you will see I have started the restoring process. The handle is solid Ebony and the razor is very heavy that I like the most.
The scales (not handles) are far more likely to be water buffalo horn, which they certainly look like.
Old heavy Milners are not so uncommon. I have one! :rofl2:
Wait! I have 2! (Where IS that other one?).... Not unusual to see them reground into thinner blades. Good old stuff.