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Thread: Assistance in dating a Geo. Wostenholm

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    Default Assistance in dating a Geo. Wostenholm

    I just picked this one up on Ebay (my first) and I'd appreciate some input from the folks here who know much more than I do about razors regarding its possible age.

    Any help appreciated.


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    Thanks for posting, I have one exactly like this. I'll be interested in any comments.

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    I have 2 of these one is a spike and the other is an Irish point. I personally love and collect Wosty's. I think it' the style is pre 50's and post 20's but that is just a shot in the dark.

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    A very safe estimate is 1880 to 1890. Around 1892, if I remember correctly, they started putting "England" in their stamps. Also, that use of etching signifies a newer razor.
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    1880 to 1890
    Most likely, you're right. 1880s.
    But this razor model was popular.
    I found the same razor in Wostenholm's catalogs of 1885, 1893, 1917.
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    I don't know for sure but did not the earlier Sheffield razors have lead wedges too?

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