Thread: Age Rodgers and sons, concave razor

Does anyone know how old this razor is?

Most likely, the razor was made between 1891 and 1901.
After 1891 - there's "England" stamp on the shank.
Queen Victoria died in 1901. After her was Edward VII(1901-1910). But during his reign, the tradition of stamps like "Cutlers to Their Majesties" was lost. But if somebody wanted to stamp the razor, it would be "Cutlers to His Majesties".
Of course, it's only my opinion.

There was a treaty in 1889 IIRC which stipulated that the country of origin be stamped/marked on cutlery. IMHO the Joe Rodgers with the semi circle "England" stamped behind the regular stamp were blanks that were made before 1889 and processed shortly afterwards. The later stampings incorporated "England" in a straight line under the regular stamping. Not sure if that is correct but that is my story and I'm sticking to it.

Manah is the expert, posted while I was typing ......

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

IMHO the Joe Rodgers with the semi circle "England" stamped behind the regular stamp were blanks that were made before 1889 and processed shortly afterwards. The later stampings incorporated "England" in a straight line under the regular stamping. Not sure if that is correct but that is my story and I'm sticking to it.

Very possibly, you're right.
There's not clear understanding of such halfround stamp.
Ok. Add year-two before 1891.
And we have the period between about 1889-1901.

Originally Posted by manah

Very possibly, you're right.
There's not clear understanding of such halfround stamp.
Ok. Add year-two before 1891.
And we have the period between about 1889-1901.

I had a couple of them with that stamp and was fascinated as to why they would have done that. My explanation may or may not be correct but it makes sense to me. Thanks again manah for being the SRP historian. We can always depend on your knowledge.

Thank U very very much! I mislead myself a bit because of the absence of jimps, does concave razor have a meaning? Does it look like it's mutch been used?