Joseph Elliot's Best Silver Steel
Just taken delivery of an Ebay win.
Joseph Elliot's Best Silver Steel, 6/8 Barbers notch, (near) full wedge with horn scales. It is in need of some, hopefully, light restoration and honing.
My 1st Wedge and 1st barbers notch....
There is a small chip on the end of the scales but that's character due to age, the spacer might be pewter or lead and I was slightly surprised that it has no Jimps either top or bottom. Looks like it will clean up OK but I guess we'll see. No mention of the town of manufacture but I'm assuming its a Sheffield razor.
Any ideas date wise would be great, I guess a clue might be when silver steel was 1st used at least then I would have a no older than date.
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