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    Quote Originally Posted by clavichord View Post
    Here a Rodgers marked GR (for sure 1820-1830). I can't understand if the razor posted by Slartibartfast was made during the XX c. (..I'm quite disappointed..). The tail seems to suggests a different age and the blade could be a regrind; the razor looks handsanded and this doen't help with datation.

    This is what it looked like before i cleaned it up, if it helps....

    The razor does have jimps, top and bottom.

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    It looks definitely (to me ) an 1820-1830 razor (most probably reground).
    EDIT: thanks for providing additional pics!
    EDIT2: that kind of "big" lower jimps is really frequent on 1820-1830 blades.
    Last edited by clavichord; 07-31-2009 at 01:39 PM.

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    clavichord, May be, you are right. But wherefore did somebody make reground?
    Rodgers WR(1830-1837).
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    Thanks Manah/clavichord.

    Nice to finally get a score and not a dud from the 'bay

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    Thanks, manah and Slartibartfast, for the links. Discussions like this one (all GR/WR and Rodgers blades!) are really useful to uderstand the evolution of shapes and tastes [this is what I mean, saying that connection between info is more important than the info]. Maybe this part of the discussion should be separed from the first one to make easier to find it.
    Last edited by clavichord; 07-31-2009 at 02:03 PM.

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    Thanks you, for interesting discussion. In such conversations the true is born.=))
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    In my search on Hallmarks I found The Ken Hawley Collection Trust which is part of the University of Sheffield. In the trust they have 10 "Open Razors" which they date and describe at length.

    https://www.shef.ac.uk/hawley/collec...zor-intro.html

    In one description the WR mark is described: (I italicized and bolded the text.)

    DATE - Joseph Rodgers and Sons were at No 6 Norfolk Street from the early years of the 19th century until the mid-20th century. WR is William Rex, William IV, 1830-1837

    William Rex. Now I understand the R.

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