Reading in another thread got me wondering. I don't think that I have ever seen a stainless razor from Sheffield. Does anyone know if any exist or ever existed?
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Reading in another thread got me wondering. I don't think that I have ever seen a stainless razor from Sheffield. Does anyone know if any exist or ever existed?
I think - yes.
Stainless steel came from Sheffield.
1915 New York Times:
Yes there are I just honed one last week Hollow grind the name will come to me I know it will...
Never seen one, but that does not mean they don't exist, in particular as Glenn has recently honed one and with the press release Axex provided.
http://ftpusers.coffeenet.org/~cato/razors/DSC00929.JPG
Norton Cooperative Cutlery Society Sheffield.
Does not say stainless but its a pain to hone, looks and feel stainless. Found nearly flawless in a bucket amongst a bunch of rusty wedges.
It was either a Mosley or maybe Morton, sorry it was only here for simple honing so I did not take a pic, the guy that owns it IIRC is a member here, so maybe he'll see this thread... I am thinking more toward the Mosley because I think I remember a "& Sons" on there
It was a 6/8 Roundnose Double Shoulder stamped Sheffield and the Maker's name on the front and stamped Stainless steel on the back...
But I do remember thinking to myself, Huh don't see that very often when I saw the Stainless Steel mark on a Sheffielder
OK found another
Here ya go Dylan was looking through a box-o-honing that I have to sort out and found this
5/8 Roundnose stamped Stainless Steel on the blade face
Tang reads
Front : S.H. Mackenzie 162 Fenchurch St E.C.
Back: Made in Sheffield England
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sure there are (and it was rather stupid of me to sell this razor):
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And thanks, Alex, just the other week I was trying to remember where i read that info about stainless and yes that was the NYT.
I gave one to a friend a while back, it was either a Taylor or a Pond Works, I can't remember because I had two that were very similar that I gave away, aside from one saying it was stainless. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but I probably should have kept it. Oh well, neither were in great shape so it's not much of a loss.