Thread: Looking for some Info on these Companies.

Neil, you're right about Goins.
I usually use it to find the search direction and it can be helpful.

THANK YOU BOTH!

The amount of information is bountiful. I will get some better shots of the tangs, but the names are posted correctly. The "M" could possibly be and "H", but the midbar is positioned high for a capitol letter H.

Here are pics of the tang form the Creswick and Hobson.


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That's great - it certainly clears (for me) the erroneous 'M. Hobson' attribution. It is clearly (again, for me) and 'H' and not an 'M' - Henry Hobson.

The other adds a little confusion though! It is quite clearly John Creswick as you said. I still do not believe that is for Thomas John Creswick, so all I can think of is that the company of a much earlier John Creswick survived in some way, such as another company or relative making use of his registered mark. Info that might be pertinent:

John CRESWICK. Born in 1718 in Sheffield. Occupation: Cutler, free in 1738, but by 1792 was farmer.
On 20 Apr 1748 when John was 30, he married Elizabeth CRESWICK, daughter of Thomas CRESWICK & Mary JACKSON, in Sheffield. Born in 1728 in Sheffield.
They had the following children:

i. Thomas. Born in 1749 in Wadsley Hall, Sheffield. Thomas died in Sheffield on 1 May 1824, he was 75. Buried ? Jun 1824 in Ecclesall Churchyard. Occupation: Cutler, free in 1786, also a farmer.
ii. Hannah. Born in 1752 in Sheffield.
On 22 Oct 1778 when Hannah was 26, she married Thomas WARRINGTON, in Sheffield.
iii. John. Born in 1754 in Sheffield. Occupation: Cutler, free in 1776.
iv. Joseph. Born in 1763 in Sheffield. Joseph died in Sheffield in 1838, he was 75. Buried in 1763 in Ecclesall Churchyard. Occupation: Cutler free in 1792, also farmer with bro. Richard at Plough Inn of which he was joint tenant.

Another possibility was John Creswick 'hardwareman and working cutler' from Sheffield who moved to New York in the early 1800s (1820 - 1840) to pursue dental implement manufacture.

Thanks for the pics!

Regards,
Neil

Thanks a lot Neil. You really have provided a good amount of insight and direct to go with regarding these razors. Next step is getting them all cleaned up...Something I fear because of the bones. I think I am first going to attempt to clean them up without removing the scales.