Thread: Georgian Palmer trio

Zak helped out in the acquisition of 3 very special razors I got recently. His half of the spoils is here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...le-friend.html

The three that I got looked like buffed up normal Georgian razors. However, once I got them in the mail, surprise! The photo below is in comparison to a 7/8+ Wade & Butcher. These things are MASSIVE. They measure over 7/8 in width but the cutting edge alone is over 3.5". The tails are 1.5" long.



They may date to the reign of George III (pre-1820). As discussed in more detail in Zak's thread, George Palmer operated out of St. James' Street in London. And the level of polish is exquisite.





Included also was a third wheel, not quite matching, with St. James stamped on the tang as well:

sweet set, nice acquisition

The oddest thing to me was the *lead* washer between the blade and the scales of the St. James stamped one.

Though the jimps on JUST the cutout of its tail is also pretty thoroughly odd.

Very interesting once again, after I posted this thread on Savigny http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ny-1786-a.html I was doing some research on Savigny, very interesting history for that company, nevertheless one of his razors looks almost identical to theses two Palmers.

Remember finding a lot of information about Palmer and Savigny, furthermore I would say that these razors are a lot older then 1820. Even furthermore I would say that these razors are not Georges Palmer's but from another Palmer before George maybe his father or family member, I remember reading about this type of razor with a round point from Palmers, just need to find the info again.

Stylistically I have seen a lot of London razors that look similar to these. The GR may be for George III. My feeling is that these razors are from the more well-known George Palmer.