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    Question Would this be a George Brittain?

    I picked up this razor this weekend and would like your input on the manufacturer and/or date of manufacture.





    Thank you in advance.

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    Would this be a George Brittain?
    And who was George Brittain?
    Nice, old razor was made by Brittain, Wilkinson & Brownell. The company was in business 1780-1840. They used the trademark "France".

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    Default Brittain, Wilkinson, Brownell and Ibberson

    I found this snippet on the web yesterday:

    The mark
    was entered in July 1784 by George Brittain & Co., a partnership comprising four cutlers, George Brittain, Jonathan Wilkinson, Peter Brownell and Joseph Ibberson who entered into a fourteen year partnership from 1st January 1784 to manufacture cutlery in the existing workshops of Brittain. None of the partners appear subsequently in the silver register. The only items noted in the day-book are blades.

    I think there's a good chance that your razor is a "George Brittain".
    :-)
    Nice one too!
    Acier Fondu means something along the lines of "Molten Steel".
    I'd date it anywhere between 1784 and 1840.

    Edit:
    I saw the page I took this from is copyrighted, so I'll mention the source:
    http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawed/SILVERSMITHSPART2.htm
    Hope they don't mind. We use this for noble purposes.
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    Acier Fondu is Cast Steel.
    According Standart Guide, the stamp "Acier Fondu" was used till 1820's. But the tang of this razor looks like near to 1840's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by manah View Post
    Acier Fondu is Cast Steel.
    According Standart Guide, the stamp "Acier Fondu" was used till 1820's. But the tang of this razor looks like near to 1840's.
    The tang and the washers, for me a victorian razorr, I agree, over 1830-40
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    Quote Originally Posted by sashimi View Post
    I found this snippet on the web yesterday:

    The mark
    was entered in July 1784 by George Brittain & Co., a partnership comprising four cutlers, George Brittain, Jonathan Wilkinson, Peter Brownell and Joseph Ibberson who entered into a fourteen year partnership from 1st January 1784 to manufacture cutlery in the existing workshops of Brittain. None of the partners appear subsequently in the silver register. The only items noted in the day-book are blades.

    I think there's a good chance that your razor is a "George Brittain".
    :-)
    Nice one too!
    Acier Fondu means something along the lines of "Molten Steel".
    I'd date it anywhere between 1784 and 1840.

    Edit:
    I saw the page I took this from is copyrighted, so I'll mention the source:
    http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawed/SILVERSMITHSPART2.htm
    Hope they don't mind. We use this for noble purposes.
    Acier Fondu means "cast steel", pretty much the same thing.

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    Hi! Sell me the big GB anchor George Brittain, anyone))

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    There's one on Ebay right now if you need it that urgent. Needs quite a bit of work though.

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    Where exactly? Do you have an address?

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