Thread: Any info

Today i stopped by this antiques store that my mother had told me about.
And to my suprize, this was like SR heven!
Could not even go threw all the straight's butI will be going back soon. Anyway
has anyone have any info on this one ?
tang reads
W M GREAVES & SONS
SHEAF WORKS
SHEFFIELD
Also on the face I think it reads
MADE EXPRESSLY FOR
PENNIMAN & BROS

The scales seem to be wood
The wedge looks and feels like lead
Some rust and no chips in the blade
every think about the razor seems original
Any info would be great
thank you

WILLIAM GREAVES AND SONS
Sheffield
Built the Sheaf Works (first large factory in Sheffield) in 1823-6
1816 - 1850 ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)


GREAVES, W & SONS
THOMAS TURTON & SONS LTD
Sheaf Works, Sheffield
ca. 1845 - at least 1919


WILLIAM GREAVES
Sheaf Works, Sheffield
ca. 1820 - 1858




This came from here.... Straight Razor Manufacturers and Dates of Operation



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