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05-14-2014, 08:23 PM #1Senior Member
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Oddly marked Wosty (?) pipe razor
My new Pipe Razor just arrived, and I'm happy to say that it's in excellent shape. But I'm perplexed by its markings, which I knew about from the git-go. Here's the show side of the tang (there's nothing anywhere else on the razor):
So, what the devil IS this thing? Although it came in a Wosty box, the lack of the typical, verbose Wosty nomenclature really raises my suspicions regarding its authenticity. Is it actually a worker's knock off? Truthfully, I'm only curious for historical reasons, because I anticipate an excellent shaver out of this. Here's an overview of the razor, the other side looks just as good:
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05-14-2014, 08:49 PM #2Senior Member
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I'll throw a wild guess and say it is possibly a military issue razor as that might be a form of broad arrow mark? I am sure Neil Miller would know what is up with that one.
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05-14-2014, 08:56 PM #3Historically Inquisitive
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Well its not a Wostly! Its was made by George Johnson & Co.(pipe with an arrow).
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05-14-2014, 09:03 PM #4Senior Member
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Martin is correct. You can look it up at Strazors.com.
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05-14-2014, 09:21 PM #5Senior Member
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Cool! Thanks, everyone!
I'm off to Strazors.com.Last edited by Dzanda; 05-14-2014 at 09:29 PM.
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05-14-2014, 09:37 PM #6
Gentleman, stop, please.
It's not so simple with that mark - 'a tobacco pipe with a dart'.
Geo.Wostenholm also was listed as the owner of this mark.
By 1888, the mark appear to have been owned by Arthur Lambert, a razor manufacturer.
Possibly, this document could be helpful - Lambert's Trade Mark.Alex Ts.
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05-14-2014, 09:42 PM #7Senior Member
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The legal wrangling between Wosty and Johnson/Lambert over their respective trademarks is pretty interesting stuff. Things weren't so different back then from how they are now: the lawyers won in the end!
But I'm curious about my razor's age, and it seems that about all I can say with certainty is that it was made prior to 1904, when Johnson & Co disappeared. And although the company was making razors as early as 1822, this razor clearly isn't THAT old. So, is late 19th to early 20th centuries a reasonable guesstimate?JoelLewicki likes this.When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
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05-14-2014, 09:47 PM #8
If we assume that the box is native. The razor was made after 1891.
And it looks like that period. IMO.Alex Ts.
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05-18-2014, 10:16 PM #9Member
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Hey Dzanda, I am the one who sent you that razor, and I must admit I had no inkling that there might be any question about its origins and I didn't know that that insignia had such a history. I just thought it was a Wostenholm. If you have any issue with the piece, please let me know through eBay and I will be happy to allow you to return it if that helps....
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05-18-2014, 10:17 PM #10Senior Member
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Not a chance! I like the oddball stuff!
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