Thread: Mappin Brothers Queens Cutlery Works

Found this one locally and took pity on it. Poor thing was heavily stained, a small crack in the ivory scales at the wedge pin off side and ugly hone wear. The blade might have been 6/8 new but is now 11/16 tapering to less at the toe. What can I say, it was a Mappin Brothers and it was local. Anyway gave it a light cleaning to see what I had preparatory to honing it. I wasn't too disappointed. I am guessing because it is stamped Mappin Brothers it was made sometime between 1848 and 1859. That is if I read the info on Manah's site STRAZORS.com - all about classic razors - Mappin Brothers/Mappin & Webb, Sheffield. correctly. Please correct me if I have made a mistke dating it.

Bob

Good sheffield steel never disappoints. Did you repair the ivory scales?

Originally Posted by Dimitry

Good sheffield steel never disappoints. Did you repair the ivory scales?

No, I have not tried to repair the crack yet. I may just try a little crazy glue to hold to keep it from getting any bigger in the future. Biggest problem now is some chipping near the heel which will take a little effort to sort out.

Bob

Some crazy glue will do the trick. I'm sure it will be a fine shaver when it's all honed up.

Just about had a stroke trying to hone this one up. It was one of those blades that needed a lot of playing around with. Would you believe 3 layers of tape and still a wide bevel? Worth the effort in the end though, did a test shave which was very pleasing. Into rotation it goes.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Just about had a stroke trying to hone this one up. It was one of those blades that needed a lot of playing around with. Would you believe 3 layers of tape and still a wide bevel? Worth the effort in the end though, did a test shave which was very pleasing. Into rotation it goes.

Bob

Hmmmmm, sounds like it was ground by the same guy that did this one.


Been jacking with that thing for a while. Still haven't got it right.

Originally Posted by Dimitry

Some crazy glue will do the trick. I'm sure it will be a fine shaver when it's all honed up.

Yep! I used some Gorilla Super Glue to fix a crack on the wedge end of an Ivory scale of a Joseph Rodgers & Sons razor I have. You can still see the crack but it ain't going no where..............