Thread: I have a George Wostenholm & Sons razor I'm trying to get info on

I intended on restoring this razor and would like to find information on what type of scales it would have had or would have been appropriate for the time period.

Black horn or blonde (translucent) horn were common.

What I have to work with right now is walnut, would that have been something used on a razor like this?

No,,,,, Not so much

Also is there any way to figure out a narrower range of years this razor may have been made?

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

No,,,,, Not so much

Ah, in that case do you have any recommendations for where I should look for horn, or what I would need to work with it?

If you google Buffalo horn you will find lots .. You should get some black in colour , a hacksaw and sandpaper will get the job done.
There is a library here at SRP with tips and instructions..https://sharprazorpalace.com/worksho...wers-here.html

Originally Posted by silentsten

Also is there any way to figure out a narrower range of years this razor may have been made?

Straight razors were personal tools much like tooth brushes and neither of them have serial numbers. Your chances of pin pointing a specific date of manufacture are basically nil. You'd be lucky to pin it down to the decade in which it was produced in most cases.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Straight razors were personal tools much like tooth brushes and neither of them have serial numbers. Your chances of pin pointing a specific date of manufacture are basically nil. You'd be lucky to pin it down to the decade in which it was produced in most cases.

Bob

Honestly a decade is a smaller range than I was expecting, I was hoping to get a general date range and was expecting a 20-30 year range. I didn't expect anything too specific just because it seems like mostly generic markings.

You can say it was made before 1891.