Thread: Wath could you say about it ?

I buyed it todey by a little price, the razor came into a lether an silver box dark colored, and the scales are ibory (quite hard to come to this opinion, the scales are too new that they seemed plastic, I finaly used the electric iron to solve the problem, they passed the prove correctly) and I have never sawn a mark like it with lion icluded, well wath do you think? tahks

There were a tremendous number of 'Bedfords" in Sheffield! John Bedford, fist a factor then a manufacturer of cast and blister steel, steel refiner, maker of files, saws, edge tools and cutlery at the Regent Works c1852 is one, John Bedford & sons Ltd manufacturer of steel tiles, saws and edge tools at the Lion Works c1905 is another, less likely possibility and George Bedford, blade grinder, forger and maker of Eldon Street c1911 is another one. That's not to say that there may have been others, or that Bedford was not the maker at all, but a cutler who had the blade made by others. The scales are very reminiscent of the Nowill 'Krosskeys' scales.

I can't make out the makers mark on the tang at all - some sort of heraldic beast?

Regards,
Neil

well you´ll must see that I don´t know too much about diferent kinds of scales, and don´t know wath is Nowill 'Krosskeys' scales, and how date do you think about ? tanks for all

That scale shape has been used by other Sheffield razor makers, but most often by John Nowill & Sons, particularly on the 'Krosskeys' brand of razor, where it became something of a trademark, Here is a mint example of one:







They also made ivory scales in the same shape. As for age, roughly 10 - 20 years or so, maybe a bit more, either side of 1900.

Yours looks to be on the earlier side. The tang is quite wide and the banding at the end of it quite ornate - similar to the razors that had one handle with tang attached to it and several blades. Perhaps it was supposed to echo that look.

Regards,
Neil

That scale shape is not confined to razors made in Sheffield, I have seen several German razors with the same type of scales - a bit more modern and rounded, but sharing the same basic shape, such as this one sold by M Colonna of Alexandria, Egypt:







The razors were not made by M. Colonna - they were re-branded imports from Solingen. I had quite a number of them once, and some had the original makers marks on the back - one was an Ed Wusthoff - it had the trident mark, another was a Henckels. All appeared to be from the 1940s - 1950s.

Regards,
Neil

I've come back to look at the two razors you posted in this thread about 9 times already. I don't know what is wrong with me...I'll have to work on why exactly they put me in a hypnotic state.

nice scales.