Got this razor as a Christmas present. Giver doesn't know much about razors. Neither do I. Couldn't find much on it searching myself so time to hit up the experts.
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Got this razor as a Christmas present. Giver doesn't know much about razors. Neither do I. Couldn't find much on it searching myself so time to hit up the experts.
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What's on the other side? Does it say anything about where the steel came from (Sheffield, Solingen)?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cdhunter
Looks like there is something etched on the blade too.Quote:
Originally Posted by gcbryan
Nothing on the other side. Here's the etching
A great big stab in the dark here. How about the possibility that John Gibbons was a cutler in Westport County Mayo Ireland and sold razors among other things. That is going by the etching on the blade which seems Irish to me.
Bob
Interesting, Westport, and Croagh Patrick mountain are both in Mayo county Ireland. An Irish razor made by John Gibbons.
BobH and I found the place in southern Ireland. It is a holy site.
The Holy Mountain - Teach na Miasa
