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Thanks Esveka, that's interesting. I based my research on analysis of British newspaper advertising and it seems that the term "Mappin's shilling razor" is found first in 1855 and its frequency rises...

I have a Mappin Lancet Edge. They were made between 1848 and 1858 if my memory is right. They were charging 2/6 (2 shillings & sixpence) for them at the end of production run and replaced them with...