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03-12-2009, 06:23 AM #1BHAD cured
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W. Greaves & Sons
Does anyone have any ideas on the age or history of this one? (rightmost)
The only markings on it are "W. GREAVES & SONS".
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03-12-2009, 02:17 PM #2Senior Member
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Judging from the abbreviated tail and straight scales, I'd say sometime around 1840. The Greaves family founded England's first commercial foundry, the Sheaf Works, in Sheffield in the late 18th cen.
"W. Greaves and Sons" was the name the company bore through most of the early 19th century.
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03-12-2009, 02:37 PM #3Senior Member
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They are great shavers, too! I have one out for restoration work right now. Can't wait to see her all gussied up!
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03-12-2009, 05:40 PM #4Super Shaver
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The tang is a dead giveaway that it is really an older blade. What are the chances that those are the original scales?
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03-12-2009, 06:13 PM #5Straight acting and manly
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Originally Posted by smokelaw1
Ditto, I have a absolute monster of a wedge out for restoration and am very excited about shaving with it..
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03-12-2009, 06:21 PM #6Senior Member
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A bit more to add to what Goshawk said:
Started by William Greaves in Sheffield in 1780. His sons joined the company in 1816 to make it William Greaves & Sons. The Sheath Works building (factory) was started in 1823 and finished in 1826. The company was sold to B J Eyre & Company in 1850, but they may have continued to use the Greaves markings for a time.
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Neil.Last edited by Neil Miller; 03-12-2009 at 08:55 PM. Reason: correction
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03-12-2009, 06:35 PM #7Senior Member
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ooh...sounds nice. My favorite razor right now is a 9/8 Greaves wedge. Well, it might have lost that title to a 8/8 chandler damascus I just got, but it's sure still close tot he top! Originally Posted by Englishgent
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03-12-2009, 11:21 PM #8BHAD cured
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I'm guessing that the scales are original. If they are replacements then I think it was done a long time ago since the pin is steel. It isn't scientific, but when I filed the pin off it "smelled" the same as when hand-sanding the blade. I need to get my basement shop's ventilation in place before I get it fully restored. Originally Posted by xman
The scales are one piece and it looks like one or more of the previous owners rubbed linseed oil on it regularly. They seem to still be quite solid and I think I'm going to reinstall them after making sure the inside surfaces are well sealed. The balance with the original scales is excellent.
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03-12-2009, 11:47 PM #9Natty Boh
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Did someone say Greaves ? Here's one of mine .
Geezer likes this.Greetings , from Dundalk , Maryland . The place where normal people , fear to go .
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03-14-2009, 04:29 PM #10Junior Member
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Says... W. Greaves & Sons Cast Steel
One of my very best shavers. The steel feels a bit harder than other Sheffield razors i have... Don't know if its reground but the edge is VERY thin. Seems odd for what otherwise looks like an earlyish 19th century razor.
Bill....
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