A Razor from 1810 ,Hodges

Dear Fellow Enthusiasts,

I am posting this for your viewing pleasure ,and your comments ,should you have any will be greatly appreciated. This is a Hodges razor and was made in England in 1810.I have never honed it and tried to shave with it. What do you think should I hone it up and give you a report? The provenance is just hearsay and I would like any info you may have on it.Cant remember where it came from.I had a request from a member to post some photos so I will post a couple ever 2-3 days,let me know when you have had enough and I will stop

My Kindest regards , Gary

Don’t stop! It sounds as if you have a very eclectic collection of blades and I for one would like to see as many as you have time for.

Clean it up a little, hone it and enjoy. Those older razors shave great.

That one is screaming for a full restoration :)

As Leonard said, they shave great from that era. BTW, if you are taking pics with your phone be sure to turn the phone sideways. Pay attention to which way you are turning it. After a couple more pics you will have the pics turned the right way. :tu

That's a lovely old razor Gary. Yes, hone it and shave. Enjoy using a tool that was made over 200 years ago and still works as intended. Keep the pics coming, we don't suffer pic overload here.:D

Absolutely hone it and shave with it! That's what it was made for!

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Lightly sand it to remove the major black stuff, then have a new set of horn scales made for it, then hone it and shave with it.

BTW, does anyone have an idea as to the size of the wheel used to grind this blade? 12 ", 14" ?