Thread: Paging John Barber Please!

I don't know - in White's 1833 trade directory I see these two different manufacturers. Could this Isaac correspond with the Bradfield Barber born in 1794? Curiously, the Isaac Barber razor manufacturer is no longer found listed alone as a razor mfr by 1849 (as far as I can find) when he is then listed as part of Isaac and James Barber springknife manufacturers in White's 1849 directory.

That's why I'm inclined to think there was an Isaac making razors at the same time as John - it also seems more logical to me than John sometimes abandoning his J. and his well-known trademark for a simple "I. Barber" especially since John Barber was well-known for their fine razors. It could be that he decided to stamp his cheaper models with I. Barber, but then the question still remains - how did Isaac Barber stamp his?

Isaac BARBER razor etc mfr. h. 3 Brocco Street White's 1833

John BARBER (& Son), merchants & manfrs. of razors, razor strops & table knives[/SIZE] 12 Norfolk Street White's 1833