Thread: A little bit of history

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 -









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..!

Thats a great looking razor as well, but we still havent answered the biggest question: How does she shave?

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.