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Royal Warranties were also used during the reign of George III. This razor is definitely pre-1800.
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Example of a George III punch on a pair of Samuel Linley razors (c.1770)

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Framebacks appear in France much earlier than in England

from the Almanac Bottin
"13 juin 1821 – Brevet d'invention de 5 ans pour des Machines propres à fabriquer les rasoirs à baguettes, Ou dos...

[QUOTE=OrSh;1964642]Any idea about these two fellas? I've got them a while a ago and unfortunately I can't seems to put a date/identification to it :shrug:

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French frameback with...

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Thomas France freemen in 1779 after apprenticeship with Joseph Barnes
(I think this is more probable)

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(from "History of the Company of cutlers in Hallamshire" by...

from "History of the Company of cutlers in Hallamshire, in the county of York" v.2 (1906) by Robert Eadon Leader.

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si = siklesmith
F. = freedom
mr. = moor
mkr = maker
k = knifemaker...

In the book "900 Years of Razor and Case Excellence" by Renzo Jardella there are several examples of razors made before the 18th century

An interesting punch: it is usually believed that the "GR crown" punch was used for King George IV (1820-30) and then in the XX ° for King George V.
However, these razors are typically dated...