Thread: Information needed please

I bought this razor on ebay a few days back. The tang is stamped '***I.Pearce Sheffield '. It appears to be a quarter or half wedge with a notch at the tip. I would be grateful for any information on the manufacturer and the probable time period it is from. I did a search, but apart from one picture of a similar razor, I cant find any other information. Am I wrong in assuming that it was probably a barbers or working class man's razor because of the lack of decoration?

I am planning to clean it up, but not polish it up like new and rescale it in English Walnut. I want it to be evident that it is an old blade given a new lease of life rather than a work of art.