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  1. 01-17-2013, 07:36 PM #1
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    Default Razor "Circa" date...

    Can someone tell me the year that Sheffields were required to add England to the blade?

    I have a "Frederick's Celebrated Razor Sheffield" with "Silver Steel" etched on the blade. I've done a lot of searching and believe the best case scenario will be for me to identify when the country of origin was required to be included.
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    After the McKinley Tariiff Act of 1890 came into force - so 1891 and onwards for 'England' stamped on the tang.

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    If you don't mind me saying so, I think the "silver steel" stamp is a better identification mark. Silver Steel stamps were in use from around 1820 and up until around 1880, when they were abandoned. So it seems your Frederick's was manufactured a bit, and perhaps a fair bit, before 1891, judging by that stamp.
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