Thread: A 1810 razor with all the bells and whistles ?

Grab your seat, because if I am not mistaken, what I am about to show you might be the oldest safety razor with removable blade ever documented





What I know for sure is that there are very few framebacks that old, even fewer with a blade mechanism. The earliest example I knew until now was a circa 1820, as M Charles patented the invention in 1819.
But that seems to be older.
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Now I'm going on a limb, but I'm quite sur I know why the slit in the nose is for


Perret's "rabot" (woodworker's plane) is the name of this safety mechanism, invented circa 1790 and which was apparently extremely popular in the late 1700s.
Nobody has ever found the ebony or tortoise attachment so far though...

I don't think I am hugely mistaken, but dare not hope that I am that right.

When I look at the drawing the slit in the nose is actully on the end of the tang, not at the end of the blade like the one you picture. The left side drawing is sort of confusing.

Very cool razor!
I don't see the relation to a woodworking plane with regards to the slot. I doesn't seem to have a purpose other than to open the blade.

Originally Posted by 32t

When I look at the drawing the slit in the nose is actully on the end of the tang, not at the end of the blade like the one you picture. The left side drawing is sort of confusing.

The confusing one for me is the one to the far right. Either the perspective is off or he's shaving with a cane knife.

The only slot pictured is on the right. The rest of the pictures show a verticle seam beteen the blade and the tang.

Cool razor though

Ya, the drawing is obviously not of the razor shown. It is just a drawing of a frameback with a slot in the frame.
There is no screw attachment in the drawing either. (the mechanism)