stubby is worth "Every Penny"
Not really sure if tort, or dyed horn. In dire need of a cleaning. I lean toward dyed horn at the moment
Why not try? because I'm lazy. =P
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Nice score! I'm with Gasman give the FBU a try...what do you have to lose but time well spent.
You guys happy now? A fraction over 7/8 at the toe, and just about 13/16 at the heel Will take a bit of time before I get around to reshaping the stabalizer, which should balance out the aesthetics. I'll probably leave the toe super pointy. I dont know. maybe not.
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If I spotted that scrub in the lot I would have been firing in a low ball too. I see what you saw. I have no idea why but I really like those late 1700 razors. Oddly enough they are still around a and some, like that one, in very good condition.
There's a William Patten in this list of Hallamshire Cutlers, scroll down to the 'P's... It could be him ??
https://app.box.com/s/v8n1pp9g6z7kxb2652h4hc7jc0qvub36
There's also a reference to a William Patten on page 95 of this document.
http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10283/2/425588_vol1.pdf
I had thought by the shape that it would be late 1700's. My understanding is that at the turn of the century is when they started with the heels on blades. I think the heel less blades of that shape start in the late 1770's and run into the late 1790's and very early 1800's. I guess that is when the heels got trendy.