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That's still not the right picture though. The social constructions of the cutlery trades did begin to change in the later 19th c, but in the early half at least the 'big guys' were still made up of...

Not only possible, that was quite an identity of the Sheffield trades for a long time. This may help answer your question:



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From Chapter 1 (Sheffield manufacture pre-1870),...

As far as the examples I have seen, the Wm. Greaves & Sons marked razors were later examples (i.e. post-1830s or so), while W. Greaves & Sons are mostly on earlier examples. Actually I don't recall...

Definitely rescaled. They would likely originally have been horn.

Probably a bit earlier. Note the lack of "& Sons", and it is definitely pre-Sheaf Works which opened in 1823. I'd peg this one much closer to the turn of the century.

Excellent! I'd be more keen to think it was a pair; I've often seen cased pairs from that era where the numbers 1 and 2 were pressed in brass into the scales like that, but have not really seen...

Thank you for that, now I don't feel so bad about the amount of razors I have :D

Excellent assemblage of Greaves.

I know this sentiment well!

That's because it is a Greaves :)

Lack/presence of 'Sheaf Works' is only a very rough dating guide, as this one demonstrates. The WR dates it automatically to William IV, roughly 1830-37. In fact, many of the WR stamped Greaves I'm...

A very interesting blade shape, I was eyeing that one. Heavily restored, but looks like original parts, and especially interesting due to the double stamping of the WR mark.

A very early one from Greaves, as well as a near-new Indian Steel razor, c. 1830s.

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Adding a For Barbers Use. 8/8

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My favorite Greaves, and the only one of its type that I have seen so far (a brass frameback):

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Also, a relatively early Greaves and Sons:

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And finally an "I am good and...