Thread: Unknown Sheffield, any ideas?

So does anyone have any clue what this might be?
The intact portion of the stamp reads " T WELL'S ONED RAZOR FFIELD"

Probably 'Warranted' and Sheffield.

Thomas Fretwell ,
Razor manufacturer, 11 Cumberland street
From Whites Directory of Sheffield 1852

Wonderful, thank you so much!

You're welcome, here's a link to some info about Fretwell

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...ZxQlOA&cad=rja

A little bit more info to add some flesh to the bones:

Born in 1817, he first became a razor-smith in 1841 in the Philadelphia district of Sheffield. In 1849 and 1852 he was listed as a razor-maker at 11 Cumberland Street after which he moved to Dixons Yard in Silver Street for a brief period of time. At the end of the 1850s the firms name had changed to Thomas Fretwell & Sons. He was in Wellington Street just before 1860. In the 1860s he was at 20 Union Street, combining the careers of razor-maker and provisions dealer. He was still recorded as a razor maker in 1881 (census year) at 56 Summerfield Street, which was also recorded as his dwelling house. He died in 1902.

Regards,
Neil

Wow. I really wasn't expecting much of a response from a partial tang stamp from likely an obscure maker, but mow I know who made it and the history of the maker! Thanks srp!