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I can add somewhat to our little list of clues from another Sheffield history link-but there is no definite answer to the question of whether these two Barbers were one and the same. From:

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Thanks for your posts and photos, gentlemen. I now feel that I.Barber may not be John Barber, even though Goin's says that he is. I just found a reference and photo in part 1 of Lummus' "Old...

Thanks Clavichord. I was thinking the same thing, based on the tang length. The date range for I. Barber marked razors was 1810-1834. Mine must have been one of the later ones, before the markings...

I just found out that an old razor kicking around in one of my mugs, marked only I. Barber, was actually made by John Barber. Any guesses on the age of this grubby old horn scaled warhorse? I know...