Thread: id help

Thiers and its surrounding districts has been home to blade making for centuries. There are quite a few makers from both Thiers and Fontenille - this may be of use to some people with stamp marks on tangs.

I think Fontenille Pataud only goes back to the 1920s (probably wrong!) but other french razors I have (aka 'cabbage-cutters' - coupe chou) with the Fontenille mark on them are turn of century, probably even 1800s.

Delirium is right - the inscription means for tough (hard) beards.

The 'radium' name looks a bit daunting until you realise that in the early 1900s it was a bit of a buzz-word and extremely valuable, and many brands used it in their names. There's probably as much radium in it as there are ducks in a Dubl Duck!

Regards,
Neil