Thread: What is the value of these??

Hi

I need to know how much to offer for these four razors. There are four from a seven day set..

This is not on Ebay, It's a friend of a friend how got these from an old deceased uncle.

They are marked "Joseph Rodgers& Sons No.2 Star & Cross" on the front of the blade and on the back it's marked "Henry Birks * Sons Ltd".

They are in good shape, no rust or pitting (almost), just minor scratches.


Jacques
Quebec, Canada

making offers is so difficult.... if the spines and edges are all like the ones you show and the scales are free of chips cracks and such 45 to 60 a razor is not way out of line. consider the amount of time you will need to clean and polish them as well as honing when you are making your offer.

JOSEPH RODGERS (ROGERS) & SONS
Norfolk St., Sheffield
Appointed cutlers to His Majesty King George IV in 1821; chosen as one of 5 firms to make cutlery speciments for presentation to the Duke of York in 1826

in the fifth picture does it say "england" near the scales? if so that would place them after 1890 or so (usually) but hey I'm just guessing on that, George IV reigned 1820 to 1830.

They are nice...

On the fifth picture it says:

Joseph Rodgers & Sons
Cutlers to his Majesty
No6 Norfolk Street
Sheffield
and near the scale, written in cressent shape it is written "England"


Jacques
Quebec. Canada

They are nice but they can not be that old. Those razors were probably purchase at Henry Birks and Sons on Saint Catherine Street in Montreal. The store is still there and they have an evaluation service, they might give you an idea if you give them a call, specially if their name is on it

Regards

Norm.

Those sure are nice......it's hard to come up with a number.....do you know if he has an amount in mind? Best of luck!!

King George V ascended to the throne in 1910. Rodgers' sold the Norfolk Street factory in 1929. These razors therefore, presumably, date from between those years.
I hope that this is of some help / interest.

for all those replies, very helpfull


Jacques
Laval, Quebec

Originally Posted by syslight

making offers is so difficult.... if the spines and edges are all like the ones you show and the scales are free of chips cracks and such 45 to 60 a razor is not way out of line. consider the amount of time you will need to clean and polish them as well as honing when you are making your offer.

JOSEPH RODGERS (ROGERS) & SONS
Norfolk St., Sheffield
Appointed cutlers to His Majesty King George IV in 1821; chosen as one of 5 firms to make cutlery speciments for presentation to the Duke of York in 1826

in the fifth picture does it say "england" near the scales? if so that would place them after 1890 or so (usually) but hey I'm just guessing on that, George IV reigned 1820 to 1830.

You are correct about the 1890 date. The Madrid Trade Accords of 1891 required countries to start listing the country of origin on razors not just the city where manufactured. This is one of the only true benchmarks in determining the age of old razors. Since these say Sheffield and not Sheffield, England they were made prior to 1891.

Originally Posted by John Crowley

You are correct about the 1890 date. The Madrid Trade Accords of 1891 required countries to start listing the country of origin on razors not just the city where manufactured. This is one of the only true benchmarks in determining the age of old razors. Since these say Sheffield and not Sheffield, England they were made prior to 1891.

They DO say England - it is written, crescent form, to the right of the address - you can see it in the photograph if you squint.
So - 1910 to 1929.

Regards,
Duncan