Gentlemen - I recently purchased a very nice old razor of this manufacturer. It has stamped on the tang the following numbers:
1845. Might there be someone familiar with this razor that can explain what it means? I originally thought it was a date it was made, but since the company wasn't formed for ten years after that date, and in fact, wasn't to be called by those three names for about another forty years after 1845. I'm thinking it might be a serial no., but that would be out of the ordinary. Any ideas?