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Just got in the mail yesterday. According to this book,
http://traskrom.users.photofile.ru/p...129982786.jpg?
this is Cooper C.E.Y.X made before 1830. The book gave highest possible price for this razor in this period. Fair condition for 200 yo :), and absolutely beautiful handle!
http://traskrom.users.photofile.ru/p.../129982203.jpg
http://traskrom.users.photofile.ru/p.../129982627.jpg
..mm.. I remember this auction (about 10 days ago?): I decided to bid low since it was a regrind, but now it looks really nice! Congrats! What could you find about this manufacturer?
WOW,that's a beauty.Thanks for posting it.I'm going back and looking at it again......
I saw this auction too, but didn't bid since it was reground. But the handle is really nice.
About manufacturer nothing, only that it was before 1830.
Well, I am still not 100% sure that this is regrind, however it is possible. Have anybody seen this manufacturer before? Yea, I am doubt too..
Could you grade the grind with the Henckels' chart?
I found 85 different Cooper working in cutlery between XVIII and XIX century. :shrug: Here a selection of good candidates:
1. John, son of Samuel (farmer), Upperthorpe; apprentice to Jonathan Hall (razor maker) for 8 years from 1797; thus allowed to sign a razor not earlier than 1805;
2. John, son of Samuel (tanner), Philadelphia; apprentice to Xtopher Elliot (razor maker), Stannington, for 7 years from 1800; thus allowed to sign a razor not earlier than 1807;
3. John, son of John (grinder), Heeley; apprentice to Charles Milnes (razor maker) for 7 years from 1807; thus allowed to sign a razor not earlier than 1814;
4. Thomas, son of William (labourer), Whittington; apprentice to George Bishop (razor maker) for 7 1/2 years from 1804; thus allowed to sign a razor not earlier than 1811.
Also, for a reference compare your razor to my #49 (blade and scales) and #164 (blade marked GR, so in the 1820-1830 period). Usually razors of this period have a grind in the I-III range on the Henckels' chart.
That must have been a remarkable beauty, a couple hundred years ago, when it was new.
As it is now, the handle still makes me week at the knees. Awesome craftmanship!
Thanks,
Mac
For some reason I had some trouble to make this picture, believe it or not.. Here we go.
http://traskrom.users.photofile.ru/p...129999823.jpg?
BTW, on your site, is No 74 regrind?
From your pic, I'd say at least VI on the Henckels' scale. That's 100% a regrind, but this does mean nothing: there are wonderful reground blades!! And yours is one.
I guess my #74 isn't a regrind: it's a quite late blade (second half of XIX c.). This is the story of my #74: I bought this razor to use its scales on a nice and older blade (now with plastic scales), but I'm not brave enough to destroy a razor 125 years old. I need a buyer. :D
That's funny, I also rated it No VI but desided to leave it for you to deside :)