Thread: Wostenholm question

The Fox stamp with Tally Ho means it was made by F. Fenney. That's a keeper!

Originally Posted by Croaker

The Fox stamp with Tally Ho means it was made by F. Fenney. That's a keeper!

Yes, beautiful razor. Hold out on the restore and practice on something else. That one's too nice to learn on. Or send it out. Just my two penniworth.

Thanks all! I have a number of junkers to try my hand on before messing with this one. Can't believe I got it at the price I did, but maybe it had something to do with completely trashed wood scales?

How do the fenney's compare to Wosty's?

The trademark Tally-Ho was used by Frederich Fenney, 1824-1852.
After 1852, several companies used this trademark: Geo.Wostenholm, C.T.Bingham, Samuel Fox & Co.

How do the fenney's compare to Wosty's?

Both are great Sheffield makers.

Saw one today at the antique store for 25.00 . It need some work but it had that distinctive pipe logo.Personally not attracted to those spike points though.I prefer rounder edges and I'm in search of somthing with a notch.I was telling a buddy today about finding deals in antique shops and he was skeptical till We hit about a dozen or so. The most expensive straight I saw was about 28.00. some things are still good in this world after all. Nice find there. Congrats. Manah I just looked @ Strazor.com ......Outstanding site,thank you for putting that up.It helps me know what to look for in the antique shops. Even better..I may buy one of you're restores...either way,very nice site,glad I found ya.

I've got 2 Wostenholms in my growing collection and they are both wonderful shavers. One is a frameback and the other a 5/8 half hollow with a smiling blade. They shave better than alot of razors that I paid 5x the price for.