Does anyone know anything about this razor? cant find much on google. Clark & Hall Cast Steel 1797-1823
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Does anyone know anything about this razor? cant find much on google. Clark & Hall Cast Steel 1797-1823
Welcome aboard,,,,,,,,,,:D
Give it some time & someone will be along to help you.
Thank you! =) yes we shall se if someone can bring me some light on it. seems rare.
Clark & Hall was listed in 1797 in the Moor (trade mark SBOROU). The partners were Marmaduke Clark, William Clark and James Hall. William's brother withdrew in 1809 and the firm continued on South St. Marmaduke Clark and James Hall ended their partnership in 1821. Clark was next joined by Samual Osborn. Clark & Osborn traded on Earl St. as merchants and manufacturers of pen and pocket knives, razors, strops, brushes and tortoiseshell combs. Both Clark and Osborn died in 1832.
thanx for te reply! and info =) Next question would be. What is the value on something like this? offcourse thats individual depending on who the buyer is.
Hope i make myself understod with this bad gramar =)
/regards
This is not an appraisal site...
im asking since i have nothing to compare it with in age or such... and it was a collector value i was after... it seems that they are rare. the price value is what i demand if its ever is up for sale.
Well that is against the terms of service
If you want to make a buck it is up to you to do your own research... Look at what similar blades from the era go for and if you want to sell it after that put it up for a price you can live with. Your posts on here contribute nothing to the knowledge base..
On SRP appraisals are not allowed. One reason is that value is a matter of opinion, another is that sales are not allowed, soliciting sales, or even hinting about it in the open forums. That is what the classifieds are for.
To find the value of a specific item the best bet is to go to ebay, do a search for the item by name, then in the left hand column scroll down to completed items. If you find the same razor, or a similar 'stub tail' from the same era, you'll see what people are actually paying for them in the real world.
okey il try again then. since it apparently is some missunderstanding.....
the forum is named Show and tell...
i post a picture of my newest razor, and ask for info on it since there aint much to find atleast for me with litle knowlege in razors.
then i ask about value on it ( in my meaning the collector value ) i do understand that this isnt ebay realy...
so ... is it wrong to ask if this razor that ive found is rare or hard to get.?
Nothing from the early 1800s that is perishable grows on trees...
If you bought it and your intent is just to enjoy it then who really cares if it is common as sand or rare?
okey thanx for your reply.
Check out the razor clubs forum, stub tail shavers here . There are a lot from that era around. I've personally owned a few Clark & Halls, though I don't own any now. I would say razor from the late 1700s - early 1800s are somewhat rare, but there always seems to be one or another coming up on the forum, ebay, what have you.
Stubtails aren't hard to come by, stubtails that haven't been messed with in the past are a bit harder
nah only thing is that its old and nice, and that i think its fun to collect them. but it would be sad to not know and get rid of it.
That particular Clark & Hall was most likely made after 1810.
Of 'memorable' names from the period, they're one of the more common to find. Common in this case is relative, as all razors from that period are less common simply by virtue of having been made in smaller numbers (and become less and less common the further back you go for the same reason).
The 'collector's market' for razors is constantly in flux. A few collecting hobbies have quantifiable, stable 'values'. Razors are not one of them.
At the end of the day the only unarguable truth is that any given razor is worth what someone else will pay for it.
The reasons for that are many -- from fads and trends to availability. Rarity by itself has little to do with their value. I have yet to see for sale one of the razors made from iron and sold with a counterfeited stamp. They were definitely made, but are incredibly rare now... If one turned up it would not be worth much.
Some manufacturers have more cachet than others do.
Clark & Hall has some prestige as an early manufacturer, often used as examples of 18th century razors. Most extant examples are from the 19th century however (like yours), and Clark & Hall was -- in their time -- a company of middling size and importance.
Its worthless. Send it to me for disposal/recycling
I'm glad Zak (Voidmonster) posted. To the original poster, Zak probably is the most knowledgeable man on this forum as to the stub tail razors. Certainly has one of the coolest collections. I can tell you this from my personal experience, that is probably going to be a great shaver if you were to have it honed up by a pro. I have a couple of late 1700s razors that I shave with occasionally, and it is a real kick to shave with something that old ...... and get a BBS shave !
Love the color in the scales. Is it horn though?
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jimmy!
Indeed, some of my very favorite razors to shave with are from that era. Both for how they shave and for how long they've been doing it!
Yup. They're dyed horn. Looks to be in real good shape, too!
... And ScienceGuy has a cooler collection of stubtails than I do. :P
One of these days I'll get mine cleaned up, and the scales repaired.
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Just so much on the stove now.
The old stub tails are interesting pieces and the steel usually hones up nice. The cast steel versions can be difficult to hone “proper”. IMHO the rounded shank found on many stub tails makes for a difficult grip on the razor, good luck if you try ATG shave. Having said that, it is what it is and YMMV…
MIke