Thread: Early Razors and Dating them.....or not

I never tire of seeing Voidmonsters razors, I hope one day he does a thread of his collection ! that would definitely be something to see.

Originally Posted by Brummel

I never tire of seeing Voidmonsters razors, I hope one day he does a thread of his collection ! that would definitely be something to see.

And not a nicer guy as far as helping with research on old razors. He, ScienceGuy and Thaeris probably have the finest 19th Century examples of razors that can be found outside of a museum.

How about..... Kirkby Warranted???? The scales on this one were put on by the person I purchased the razor from, obviously not originals. blade shape, convex tang might suggest this blade fits the 1820s, maybe a bit later?
A quick search resulted in these Kirkby candidates from sheffield:
Kirkby, Mary (, cutler).
Address: Brinswort's Orchard, in 1787.
Recorded in: Gales & Martin Directory of Sheffield - 1787
Kirkby, John (, Merchant).
Address: Stanton Broom, in 1837.
Recorded in: Whites Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham - 1837
Kirkby, Joseph (, merchants (& Son)).
Address: West Street, in 1833.
Recorded in: Whites History & Directory of Sheffield - 1833
Kirkby, Joseph & Son (, razor manufacturer).
Address: 124 Rockingham Street, Sheffield in 1846.
Recorded in: Slaters 1846 Directory, Sheffield.
Kirkby, S & W (, merchants and silver fruit knife manufacturers).
Address: Eyre Lane, Sheffield in 1825.
Recorded in: Gells 1825 Directory of Sheffield.
Kirkby, Samuel (, merchant).
Address: Grove house, in 1825.
Recorded in: Gells 1825 Directory of Sheffield

Kirkby, Samuel (, cutler & victualler).
Address: Lambert Croft, in 1787.
Recorded in: Gales & Martin Directory of Sheffield - 1787.