Thread: Seeking history - EH Robinson Straight Razor

recently picked up this razor but cant find any mention in the SRP database. closest google search gave me an antique mahogany stick barometer but no other mentions of any kind nor any info re: razor manufacture.

EH Robinson
53 Bishopsgate
Within

anyone have any ideas on its age and home origin? im assuming London? but when?

razor is roughly 6/8 full hollow. cleaned up well. and took a nice even bevel.
looking forward to shaving with it tomorrow.

thank you in advance.
-s.

Very nice razor, E. H. Robinson was a Jeweler, Silversmith, Watch Maker and Optician. 1850-1910. Probably a Sheffield maker, made for E. H. Robinson in the later part of the 19th century.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Very nice razor, E. H. Robinson was a Jeweler, Silversmith, Watch Maker and Optician. 1850-1910. Probably a Sheffield maker, made for E. H. Robinson in the later part of the 19th century.

Where on Earth do you find this info?! my google button must be broken hahaha! I have only had one razor marked Robinson, Bishopsgate within and tried finding info, never came up with the goods.
Another awesome example here, thank you!

Originally Posted by silverloaf

Where on Earth do you find this info?! my google button must be broken hahaha! I have only had one razor marked Robinson, Bishopsgate within and tried finding info, never came up with the goods.
Another awesome example here, thank you!

Don't feel bad/whenever I try to find such information I get nowhere. Seems my deceased father was right as one of his Favorite Sayings was:

"Yah gotta be smarter than the thing your trying to operate".

How true that is!

wow. martin103 - thank you VERY much for that info. dont know how you found all that but it sure was great to read.
thanks again.
-s.

Perhaps Robinson was the maker after all, according to this advertisement from 1865.

sweet. so london or shrewsbury. possibly as early as 1865. shes in amazing shape if pushing 150 years old. was easy to put a nice sharp edge on.

Digging thru boxes I came across my E H Robinson, The tang shows the address as 52 & 53 Bishopsgate, Within. That would fit well with the picture seen In Martins post (post #2) the building occupying the two addresses, I presume as marked 53 on the left of the building as we face it, 52 on the right where it is simply marked Robinson. I know that little detail may not add a lot but I found it interesting in light of the picture Martin shared.