Originally Posted by
Neil Miller
Here are some razors which show a sort of progression of hollow points, from round tip with no hollow to full hollow, to square with no hollow...
5: Howe
6: Joseph Rodgers
7: E A Berg
8. Fontenille
9. unknown maker, early, marked "silver steel"
10: Harrison Bros & Howson
11: unknown, french made
The Joseph Rodgers nos. 2, 3 and 4 show a vestigial hollow/notch, useless for detail work like going around nostrils, ears, etc, and as each notch sits well below the top of the scales, useless for opening, too - it must have been just a design feature in this case.
Regards,
Neil