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02-01-2010, 11:08 PM #1
A "Large" Acquisition...
I picked this razor up on E-bay in a lot of 5......When it first caught my eye, what I liked about it was its shape... the blade almost "droops" a bit from the tang. It reminds me a lot of the shape of the old Greaves razors.
Now..this razor is stamped "Wm Stenton & Son -- Again -- Superior"
So..who is William Stenton?
Before I decided to bid on this razor, I decided to try my darndest to find out. Hogaloo helped me, and we spent half of a morning (at work, mind you...) googling up the name..
In the 1830's the two Georges entered a partnership with William Stenton, a buyer for Naylor and Sanderson's of Sheffield. William Stenton opened up markets in America for the surplus stock that the Wostenholms had on their hands in the 1830's
I found references to a continued partnership with Wostenholm, and another document here:
The Commercial Advertiser directory ... - Google Books
That might suggest he was also involved with Tally Ho razors.
He sold razors from New York between 1846-1860. This time period fits this razor very well.
Here are a few more pics. I know, they suck. The next pics you'll see of this one..will be in the gallery...in about 2-3 months from now..fully restored.
First pic, toe to toe with a 9/8 W&B Celebrated for Barbers use
2nd pic...the grind. probably one of the wedgiest of the "huge" mid 1800s blades
3rd pic.. alongside the W&B 9/8 and a W&B 8/8
It measures a FULL 19/16.
another overall pic
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