Interesting Old Article on Antique Sheffield Razors

Found this when doing a little research. Thought I'd share it.

Starts on page 261.

The Magazine antiques - Google Books

Wow! There is some great information there to help date some of the older razors.

I found this part to be funny: "Certain blades are almost invariably worthless, such as ... those made by Frederick Reynolds."

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Originally Posted by HNSB

Wow! There is some great information there to help date some of the older razors.

I found this part to be funny: "Certain blades are almost invariably worthless, such as ... those made by Frederick Reynolds."

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I know, I had to laugh, Paging Holli. I guess he was on to something.

Hi. I can't browse that book. Is it available only for u.s. users ?

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Originally Posted by HNSB

Wow! There is some great information there to help date some of the older razors.

I found this part to be funny: "Certain blades are almost invariably worthless, such as ... those made by Frederick Reynolds."

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I laughed there too and then thought to myself "Huh sounds like so many of the opinions on here and other forums only he forgot to add YMMV IMHO IME FWIW AFAIK IIRC etc: etc: etc: " :rofl2:

I happen to own a "worthless", Frederick Reynolds razor. If it were an investment I would be concerned but since I'm only out for good shaves (which said razor delivers on the regular) I just don't much care about resale value, investment or collector appeal.

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Originally Posted by macrob

Hi. I can't browse that book. Is it available only for u.s. users ?

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That is a shame if you can't view it. Perhaps it's a copyright issue in your country. Can you view google books at all?

Here's the main link for Google Books

Google Books

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Originally Posted by 1OldGI

I happen to own a "worthless", Frederick Reynolds razor. If it were an investment I would be concerned but since I'm only out for good shaves (which said razor delivers on the regular) I just don't much care about resale value, investment or collector appeal.

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I have a couple and like them but I'm not as knowledgeable about razors as most of the people here.

This is the first time I've actually seen this article though I've seen it referred to in books or articles about razors. Very cool. If it wasn't so old I'd suspect holli4 wrote it. :D I guess the author tried to hone a few F. Reynolds.

Thanks, Miner123! I've seen this famous Lummus article referenced in books and other places, and have always wanted to read it. I stumbled upon a link to a site that sold printed reproductions of it, but lost my link. So, this is a tresaure.

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If it wasn't so old I'd suspect holli4 wrote it. :D I guess the author tried to hone a few F. Reynolds.

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Hehe, yes. And this nugget: "No better shaving instrument than a good old wedge-shaped razor was ever made." Yee-haw! :medvl:

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Originally Posted by macrob

Hi. I can't browse that book. Is it available only for u.s. users ?

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I can't read it either. Says something about copyright laws.

Good to know he approves of my John Barber. :)

Both Lummus articles are available as a pdf download here.

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Originally Posted by Arrowhead

Both Lummus articles are available as a pdf download here.

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My McAfee site advisor sure did not like that page, warning of 9 instances of adware, spyware, or similar. Be cautious.

bill

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Originally Posted by Arrowhead

Both Lummus articles are available as a pdf download here.

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Thanks for the link. The resolution on that download is not as good as the original for the pictures but you can still read the article. It did have a popup come up on my pc and I have popup blocker on???

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Originally Posted by FatboySlim

I've seen this famous Lummus article referenced in books and other places,

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Thank you for specifying which article this was! I can't open the article either and it's been eating me since I saw this link. Now that I know it's the Lummus article I can rest - I already have that stored on my computer :)

Does anyone have a better version of this article? It's more than good enough to be able to read it, but the pictures are rather dark. I have been looking for a high quality scan of this article for almost a year now..

I mean the .pdf file.. I can't see the google books pages either :confused:

Maybe someone could do a screen capture and post it here?

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Originally Posted by macrob

Hi. I can't browse that book. Is it available only for u.s. users ?

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Are you able to view via a proxy such as ninjaproxy.com (put address on field) or megaproxy.com ("select try it for free")?

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Originally Posted by dirtychrome

Are you able to view via a proxy such as ninjaproxy.com (put address on field) or megaproxy.com ("select try it for free")?

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That actually works.. Nice trick. Though there is no zoom option as there usually is on google books. I'll keep those addresses in mind for other articles on google books I can't access.

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Originally Posted by MisterA

...there is no zoom option as there usually is on google books.

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Nuts

If on windows, you should be able to zoom your display if you hold the control key and tap on the '+' key at the same time you'll get 10% increase per tap. Decrease similarly with ctrl '-' (minus) key at same time.

Mac should also with command + and command -

Here are the Pictures from the article

For those unable to get the article in full resolution, I've cut the article out of the book. Feel free to message me with your email address and I'll send it to you.