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Sorry - I took your explanation that you were '...under the impression...' at face value.

If that isn't the case, than the source you found is questionable.

Regards,
Neil

That might be true, but that still does not make your original statement true, ie the satin finish a d the mirror finish were performed on the same steel - the steel composition of the razors...

No, it is not the reason. It was to cater to the taste of someone who did not like a mirror finish. Unsurprisingly, this subject has been done to death more than a few times too, on this site. The...

One of my neighbour's ancestors, a certain John 'Boy' Smith, came from Africa and was spared when his village was invaded by slavers for much the same reason...

Regards,
Neil

That's very gentlemanly of you Bruno - you will have to adjust that "Bruno Is Always Right" emoticon now...

For the record, I confined myself to the 1800s, purely because you stated 'pre 1900' -...

Bruno - I am afraid that we will have to agree to disagree.

You keep mentioning 'they' - but 'they' are still around and it makes no difference to the collective wisdom available. 'They' may work...

It could well be Mike - interesting thought. No doubt inconsistencies were numerous (as they still are today despite all the care and control processes) and I have no doubt that certain 'flaws' in...

I wouldn't be too sure about that...

As far as I am aware it was a golden era, a time when great strides forward were taken in this field. It would not be untoward to insist that it was a time of...

We have had that question - in a variety of forms and as you pose it - a number of times. It is far too tedious to write it all out afresh each time the question crops up, so I suggest you do a...