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  1. 04-19-2018, 08:52 AM #1
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    NOS Heljestrand 'No 2695', 13/16+, ivory. Dunno if rare but haven't seen another (anyone?)
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    Battley Swift, 5 Thorp Road, Sheffield. He was a Razor Blade forger on the census returns. below is the 1881 listing for him at 5 Thorp Road.
    He was at other Sheffield addresses in the 1871 and later 1891 lists. He died in 1901 age 79.
    Thorp Road was his home address, I guess his workplace was elsewhere in the city. I've not seen another by this maker, I guess some of the bigger name Sheffield razors may have been forged by his hands.

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    Here's another uncommon razor, William Bocking whose works were just up the street from Frederick Reynolds. The site has been redeveloped and a new building stands on the site.
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    Good stuff!


    Bartlett and Dow in Lowell, Mass were big on seeds, agricultural things and hardware.
    I have not seen another razor sold from there.

    I wonder who made it? Does not quite look like Sheffield?


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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Good stuff!


    Bartlett and Dow in Lowell, Mass were big on seeds, agricultural things and hardware.
    I have not seen another razor sold from there.

    I wonder who made it? Does not quite look like Sheffield?


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    That's bizarre! Looks like workers from Sheffield and Solingen got together and made a frankenstein baby!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
    That's bizarre! Looks like workers from Sheffield and Solingen got together and made a frankenstein baby!
    Yeah....I am thinking Connecticut..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
    That's bizarre! Looks like workers from Sheffield and Solingen got together and made a frankenstein baby!
    I was just working on a razor tonight with that exact grind, from around 1810 Sheffield!
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