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    Default Anyone know how old this Greaves is

    Ebite find not bad shape almost no hone wear needs restored though $10
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    old.

    i have one of those razors that has 1 wood and 1 cellulite scale.

    i have 2 greaves wedges that are just great shaving monsters. heavy and just scares the hair off my face. enjoy the project.

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    1826 to 1850!

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    +1 on that 1826 - 1850 though may have been a little later as the firm was then sold to B J Eyre who probably used up existing blade stock and kept the old marks for a while to 'ease in' production. I'd guess 1850. BTW I do believe it was 1816, not 1826 as the firm included '& sons' post 1816. Hope this helps!

    (PS see an even earlier one here - http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/co...ghtrazors.html

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    1826 for Sheaf works!

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    thank you very much guys for the help i was wondering how old it is it looks to be a shaving monster one side wood the other cellulite

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    1826 for Sheaf works!
    Thanks JMS I stand corrected - Sheaf Works was built 1823 - 1826 (so this piece could have been 1825 I guess!) but wups I missed that one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    1826 to 1850!
    I was going to say the same thing
    1850s or earlier.

    Nice looking wedge. Definitely worth the 10$.
    I have a 7/8 greaves in my resto pile, but it needs much more work than this one.
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    Looks 1830's to 1840's to me.

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    well, just thought I'd add to what has already been said. Looks to me to be early 1840's to early 1850's
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