Vintage Razor photos.

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11-13-2019, 03:14 PM
JOB15

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Vintage Razor photos.

Thought i'd share a few pictures of some interesting stuff.
Cheers
Joseph (Edge Dynamics UK Branch)

Guillermo Hoppe 14
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Ator
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Essex . Today i realized that these are tapered, its not hone wear, doh.
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Nesbitt. Possibly made by George Ibberson.. Just an un-researched guess.
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Pair of Fox Brothers
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Joseph Fenton Tapered
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J W Meeson & Son's Tapered. Cute little blade in Horn.
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11-13-2019, 03:31 PM
rolodave

I like that Meeson.
11-13-2019, 04:51 PM
JOB15

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Originally Posted by rolodave

I like that Meeson.

Yeh it has something about it...
11-13-2019, 05:57 PM
outback

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Hope ya don't mind me adding another family member, Joe.

Eugenio Hoppe #14
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11-13-2019, 06:09 PM
JOB15

Nice.. What size is it?
11-13-2019, 08:18 PM
BobH

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Interesting bunch of razors. I'd go along with your guess that the Nesbitt's Celebrated Hollow Ground razor is made by George Ibberson. It is stamped with a violin which I believe is the trademark of George Ibberson. Possibly it was a contract piece for Nesbitt?

Bob

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11-13-2019, 09:08 PM
JOB15

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Originally Posted by BobH

Interesting bunch of razors. I'd go along with your guess that the Nesbitt's Celebrated Hollow Ground razor is made by George Ibberson. It is stamped with a violin which I believe is the trademark of George Ibberson. Possibly it was a contract piece for Nesbitt?

Bob

I think others used a violin although I could be wrong on that but the circular writing on the face I've seen before on Ibberson's and it has that Ibberson's style to it.
George Ibberson Razors are definitely of a very high quality imo.
11-13-2019, 09:08 PM
RezDog

Hoppe and Henckels had a business relationship for a while. I have a Henckels Hoppe 14 also as well as one only marked Hoppe.
11-13-2019, 09:58 PM
BobH

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Originally Posted by JOB15

I think others used a violin although I could be wrong on that but the circular writing on the face I've seen before on Ibberson's and it has that Ibberson's style to it.
George Ibberson Razors are definitely of a very high quality imo.

The circular writing on the two Ibberson stainless steel razors I have is on the other side of the blade. It says "Made in Sheffield England" with England through the middle.

Bob
11-14-2019, 01:09 PM
DNM

That Meeson is one wicked version compared to the other tapered blades we normally see. But yea I kinda like it as well.
11-14-2019, 01:46 PM
outback

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Originally Posted by JOB15

Nice.. What size is it?

Its on the heavy side of 6/8ths. after I removed the small chips frown, then imparted a slight smile back into the blade. So originally I'd say it was 13/16 or 7/8
11-14-2019, 08:42 PM
JOB15

Mine is a 7/8ths but it gives an optical illusion of being 8/8ths :)

Does anyone know : is there any purpose to a tapered straight razor?

It seems like just more work for the grinder..
11-15-2019, 12:54 AM
outback

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Man....that's like asking what the barbers notch was for.
Aesthetics would be my only guess.

Here's a Marshes and Shepard taper blade I'd picked up recently.

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Got it on the tadoo list, for this winters projects.
11-15-2019, 04:53 AM
JOB15

Doesn't look rite to me.

I cant help but think that a guy some where in the past honed his razor with too much pressure at the toe end creating that shape by accident.
Then came along his buddy the blacksmith, saw it, thinking that's how they are supposed to look and went on to making them that shape. Thus the story continues..

I spin a great yarn :/
11-15-2019, 10:54 AM
outback

That's what I thought when I found that one in the wilds. Then I noticed the absence of the hone wear.!
11-15-2019, 11:17 AM
JOB15

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Originally Posted by outback

That's what I thought when I found that one in the wilds. Then I noticed the absence of the hone wear.!

Great minds :)
11-15-2019, 11:18 PM
Steve56

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Originally Posted by outback

That's what I thought when I found that one in the wilds. Then I noticed the absence of the hone wear.!

Go back and look at Zak’s (voidmonster) posts; some razors were apparently made tapered like this - the thing to look for is if the spine is tapered accordingly to maintain the same bevel angle. Not easy I think!
11-17-2019, 03:26 PM
JOB15

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I jazzed this one up a bit today..

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