Too bad you can't read the name. Even with a partial you could look up and compare with the records.
I bet his family would die for that razor now!
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Too bad you can't read the name. Even with a partial you could look up and compare with the records.
I bet his family would die for that razor now!
Well here are some photos - hope they're OK. The razor itself is a Jacques le Coultre and after much eye-ache and scrutiny I THINK the name is H Collinson but I'm just not sure - certain it begins with 'Co' and ends 'son' but the rest is mainly an educated guess.
Still, here are the pics -
http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/lecoultre-1.jpg
http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/lecoultre-2.jpg
http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/lecoultre-3.jpg
http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/lecoultre-4.jpg
If anyone else can throw more light on the piece I'd really appreciate knowing, thanks.
Is there a list of the soldiers names to look up possibles?
Check the Federal rolls. If they signed up as Union men there is a record of it. His home state should have a record as well.
I have another razor that was carried by a soldier during the Boer War - if memory serves he was with the Highland Light Infantry. This one does have his name on. Bear with me, I'll try to find it.
What a great piece of history! Here is a link where you can search for soldiers that served in the 73rd regiment.
http://www.ogs.org/research/search_ohcwss.php
CochranHiramB73rd Regiment, Ohio InfantryPrivatePrivate
Perhaps the last name is Cochran? Hope you find out more information, thanks for posting such a neat discovery!
You know - it could be Cochran. I will try under different lighting tomorrow. If it is - what a blast!
Very cool Steve, thanks for sharing..! :tu
Thats a great looking razor as well, but we still havent answered the biggest question: How does she shave? :D
I wonder if there is any CSI trick that would bring out the faded portion of the name? I am amazed not only with the history of the razor but the skillfull penmanship of the writer. I struggle to write legibly at the best of times, but scratching cursive script on the small surface of a scale shows great skill.
It goes to show that even though we know so much today, we have fogotten far more.
Most interesting bp, thanks for posting.