Thread: Information please John T. Dale Stirling "STERLINI OPPIDVM"

this razor has been sitting around here for a while i have no information on the maker but it is a great shoulderless silent shaver. it is a 5/8 half hollow or so ... feels like a WB "medium hollow ground" on the stones and the face, not a noisy full hollow.

the blade reads "STERLINI OPPIDVM" i assume the "V" is a "U" otherwise it makes no sense. looks like a dog etched into the blade as well. the shank reads "John T. Dale Stirling yes those are my fingerprints the razor is in great shape all i did was wipe it down with maas and hone it.

any info would be nice

thanks,
jim

"Sterlini Oppidum" appears on the burgh crest of Stirlingshire, Scotland. Oppidum is latin for a main settlement, so the motto means something like the settlement of Stirling. J T Dale was a hairdresser and perfumer in Friars Street, stirling, in the early 1900s. The razors he sold were probably made for him with his name on them, so could have come from Sheffield - it was quite a common thing to do when someone placed a bulk order to resell.

Regards,
Neil

Thanks Neil!
i figured sheffield steel because of the way it honed and shaved. nice to know it's history.


jim