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  1. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    This one looks like mid-18th c.

    This one looks like mid-18th c.
  2. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    No. But I sent the pictures of the razor, and...

    No. But I sent the pictures of the razor, and haven't receive any remarks on the font either. I've asked about the font specifically, but haven't receive a reply to this yet.
  3. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    Thank you guys! So we have probably half-century...

    Thank you guys! So we have probably half-century time frame, but other than that it remains a mystery.
  4. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    Got a reply from Joan saying "I have just look at...

    Got a reply from Joan saying "I have just look at the mark book and there is a Mark HavenDand - with a D instead of H. The mark MH was registered in 1745. It doesn't explain, though, how he came to...
  5. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    No, not yet. I wrote to the e-mail on their web...

    No, not yet. I wrote to the e-mail on their web site, which is some general kind of IT address ("admin" or something). It will probably take time to propagate to the right person...
    Do you have more...
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    Thank you Zak! I just wrote to them. I'm quite...

    Thank you Zak! I just wrote to them.
    I'm quite confused by this razor: on one hand, the spine's curve looks indeed from the time you suggested. On the other, the very flat, wide and completely...
  7. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    One of my latest acquisitions: Havenhead Mark,...

    One of my latest acquisitions: Havenhead Mark, High-lane, Sheffield (according to 1787 directory). Frankly, this razor looks to me earlier than 1787, but I'm not sure how much so. Anyone here has any...
  8. Thread: That 1700's Show

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    Both are great examples: "German steel", but...

    Both are great examples: "German steel", but English razors. The same with Swedes - most of Dannemora mine production was exported to Sheffield back then, but Dannemora made razors one can find only...
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    I was wondering too. A lot of English and French...

    I was wondering too. A lot of English and French razors from before 1850, and even before 1800, but I haven't seen even one German (apart from a single one earlier in this thread). Why is that?...
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    Could be Irish, but I doubt anyone else would...

    Could be Irish, but I doubt anyone else would stamp Georgian Reign on it.
    I think may be NEAT is a trademark and not a name - like those in use in the late 18th-beginning of 19th centuries. I went...
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