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    Sorry for the bad pictures. This is a Sheffield razor about 7/8"-1". I believe it reads hawkes or hawks and celebrated under the name, there was a name right next to Hawkes, but I do not remember what it was. Do you guys think that $42 is a good price. I know it needs new scales because the horn is rooting, and a good sanding to get rid of some rust and minor pitting.
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    Looks like it might say wostenholm and son celebrated razor. A magnifyer might help us all. I tried on this end.

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    It is a celebrated, but reads something along the lines of John or Joseph Hawke our Hawk.

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    John Shaw's Celebrated razor. 1850's to 1860's, for that stamp.

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    Actually, I'm revising that date estimate a bit. The scales are gutta percha (rubber). I'd guess it's more like 1870. John Shaw died in 1879, but his sons carried on as John Shaw & Sons.
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    so does $42 seem reasonable? i could had sworn they were horn as the had a hole in them that looked like a worm or termite chewed through.

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    Its hard to say from the pictures but most of them clean up and hone up OK. If you want to shave with I'm sure it will be fine. I couldn't say if its worth more or less.

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    Seems a pretty fair price for such a large meat-chopper. I think you did well. Just my $0.02.
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