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06-29-2013, 05:20 PM #11
Nice, Andy! It definitely looks to be restorable. Apparantly, Mr Hall had a pile of boxes made for selling razors from many makers with his stamp on them. My box looks identical to yours and so does the box of VVTI's razor in this thread, which was made by Brookes and Crookes, I believe as he states it has a bell on the backside of the tang: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...sor-8-8-a.html Anything on the back tang on yours? It might be a clue to the maker!
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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06-29-2013, 05:31 PM #12
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Thanked: 4Hi Tom, thanks for your speedy reply. No marks at all on the rear of the tang, just a bit of corrosion....
I've just added a new thread about another recently acquired razor & box, sadly neither from Wigan
Cheers,
Andy
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06-29-2013, 09:46 PM #13
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Thanked: 4Hello again Neil.
I've just been through the J M Hall documents in my collection which were all obtained from the same source and found some interesting information.
As well as the J M Hall invoice for 17 Market Place, Wigan, I have an invoice from Pendlebury & Co which is made out to "J M Hall Church St" and dated 1898, so this would seem to indicate J M Hall is John Matthew Hall:-
Other documents refer to an Elizabeth Hall, including payments to Wigan Council for private works at Eccleston St and Dicconson Terrace for dates up to 1915
However...the 1881 Worrall's Wigan and District Directory refers to John Malkin Hall at 25 Millgate Wigan:-
Worrall's Wigan and District Directory, 1881 :: wiganworld
I think this raises more questions than answers, but interesting none the less.
Kind regards,
Andy
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07-01-2013, 12:03 AM #14
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Thanked: 4Hello again Tom.
I e-mailed the vendor of the invoice I didn't win and he has kindly given permission for me to upload the image here:-
It is from William Gregory and Sons to J.M Hall and dated 1896.
It's nice that it fits in with what Neil said about the likely origin of the Barrel mark......I just wish I'd won the auction !!
Kind regards,
Andy
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