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Thanks for the info Voidmonster.

It is quickly becoming my favorite razor. Very close and very smooth shave with no irritation at all. I like the weight and width.

So would mine not be considered a frame back or does it have a different name?

Manah, thanks for the further information. I knew it was at least prior to 1891 due to the "Sheffield" only marking but was a bit confused after that.

I do greatly appreciate everyone's input and...

Here is one of the articles I've read. I'm still looking for the one that spoke more about the framebacks.

STRAZORS.com - all about classic razors - George Wostenholm & Son, Sheffield.

Thanks.

I'll have to find a link to the article I was referencing earlier. If I combine the "Washington Works" with what the article said about the frame backs then it appears somewhere between...

Thanks appa69. That is one of the cool things about dating razors. It's like a puzzle with the sum of the parts, or lack thereof giving you a date range.

I picked up the 6/8 Wostenholm frame back from the classifieds:

Message - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

I've already shaved with it twice and am really tickled with it.

It's a Washington...