Does anyone recognise this one?
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Does anyone recognise this one?
A stub tail with the look of a car from a 1950 sci-fi comics?!? Amazing!
No info, alas, but it's a real nice find! Is it a wedge? Is there anything stamped on the other side?
Bastet was a Dutch manufacturer of high quality cutlery and surgical supplies since 1684, located in central Amsterdam.
They went out of business only in 1981, at some point changed the name to T.F. Bastet (around the last quarter of the 19th century), having been purveyor to the royal household for different periods of time (at least during the late 17th and late 19th century). I have one too (being Dutch I had to get one of course), it came in a box signed with "T.F. Bastet, The Dutch - English Razor" which led me to believe they might actually had at least some of their razors made in Sheffield. Here is another one, as well as here.
Based on the slighty bulky, unbalanced design and the tail design I'd place yours at the early-to-mid 19th century.
Yep, full wedge and nothing on the other side...
Is it for shaving cats?
Here's a similar one. Not exactly the same shape, but not too far away from it. Yours looks like an earlier model.
Regards,
Neil
Love the look of this old guy! Almost like a french point? I am especially curious about the height of the tang and love how it just slowly tapers off from the spine.