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Thread: What year did JIMPS come out ?

  1. 12-20-2019, 12:47 PM #1
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    Default What year did JIMPS come out ?

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    Just trying to date this razor with the jimps.....and only has Sheffield on the tang....not Sheffield England
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    Way before that one. It seems Greaves was the 1st big maker to do them. I would say early 1800's?
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    Any idea what year this razor was made...1860’s ?
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    Ritchie and Stewart's Standard Guide to Razors puts jimps or fluting starting to show up in the 1820 -1830 decade.
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