Thread: Need Info

I got the three razors today and man are they NICE. Way better than what I expected, judging from the pictures on the Craigslist posting. It's been a long day, so I will inspect them more thoroughly and take pics later.

As promised:







The Sheaf Works and Frederick Reynolds are excellent condition, but the Wade and Butcher does have the two chips on one scale. They're not as bad as I expected, and in no way affect the pin that is near there. It does open and close a bit too freely, though. The Frederick Reynolds (or maybe it was the Sheaf Works?? I'll check later) will hit the scales when closing if I'm not careful.

All in all, I'm VERY satisfied with this purchase. These blades are huge compared to what I'm used to using! And the barber's notches are just too cool.

I guess I was applying too much pressure on the Reynolds... Closes just fine. The Wade and Butcher has one chip at the end and then try other one is like a chip/crack. It's not too bad and doesn't affect much, but I think I'd like to replace the scales eventually. Where is a good source to buy scales from for a good price? I'm thinking something along the lines of a nice deep red wood or something similar. I'm open to suggestions as well.

Neil's right about the Sheaf Works. It's almost certainly from the Greaves era. Most likely, it had 'GREAVES & SONS' stamped in the hollow of the blade, and it's been reground at some point in its long life.

It's a thing that was done quite a lot back in the day, when a razor got too rusted or too much hone wear, the owner would take it to a street grinder or a hardware store and get it fixed up and usable again. Often the folks who did this had experience in the cutlery industry and some of the old regrinds are absolutely top-notch work. That looks to be a fine, fine razor!

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Neil's right about the Sheaf Works. It's almost certainly from the Greaves era. Most likely, it had 'GREAVES & SONS' stamped in the hollow of the blade, and it's been reground at some point in its long life.

It's a thing that was done quite a lot back in the day, when a razor got too rusted or too much hone wear, the owner would take it to a street grinder or a hardware store and get it fixed up and usable again. Often the folks who did this had experience in the cutlery industry and some of the old regrinds are absolutely top-notch work. That looks to be a fine, fine razor!

Thanks for the confirmation. I really, really like this razor based off of looks. I may even like it better than the W&B. We shall see how it shaves here in a bit!

Does anyone know about how old these razors might be? All I know for sure is that the W&B is pre-1891 because it lacks "England" on the stamp. Any additional information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to the folks so far.