Geo. Wostenholm & son's doubly carbonized I-XL razor, Registered 10 sep 1850 #2434, black horn, 1850s
What metal is the frame from? I guess stainless. May be silver? Attachment 285151Attachment 285152Attachment 285153
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Geo. Wostenholm & son's doubly carbonized I-XL razor, Registered 10 sep 1850 #2434, black horn, 1850s
What metal is the frame from? I guess stainless. May be silver? Attachment 285151Attachment 285152Attachment 285153
Stainless didn't exist then and they wouldn't use silver cause it's too soft.
My best guess is carbon steel. probably the same as the blade.
No, it's really stainless, I'm sure. So I have another one. It has carbon steel frame. See photo (carbon steel)Attachment 285156
The first one razor has another color frame - yellow, and no one stain of rust.
My friend, I commend you on your enthusiasm however your dates and the facts don't match.
This is a link taken from within the link that BobH has already provided.
Please take the time to read the article.
https://www.bssa.org.uk/about_stainless_steel.php?id=31
I will try to explain again. I have two razors Geo. Wostenholm & son's doubly carbonized I-XL razor. When I got them both had rust on blades and one on the frame. I was surprised that on the frame of the second razor there was not a single speck of rust! And the frame color is slightly yellowish. That's what I'm talking about.
My guess would be nickelsilver. Nickelsilver was used for many applications in the past and has a yellow tone, due to the copper addition. And it is of course completly stainless.
best regards,
Ulrik