Great bit of history, and a very nice pair of razors, I hope they shave well.
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Great bit of history, and a very nice pair of razors, I hope they shave well.
SCORE! Nice find and background.
I'm replying from my phone, so this will just be a raw link, but here's the source:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Dft...ed=0CDEQ6AEwAw
It *is* an older reference book and I'm unsure how good the information is, but the design of the razors and the strop-box are all very '1810'ish.
Wonderful information, thank you! That book reference is invaluable, Voidmonster.
Great to see that these razors were in fact set in tortoiseshell - I just picked up one today on a whim and was wondering whether the scales were imitation or real... Will certainly be saving them, despite the chips. This one has a "62 Strand" stamp, which would date it between 1823 and 1888. Here she is, in sad shape but ready for a first clean, polish, and then sand!
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It would indeed be a crime to change those scales ! The razor is wonderful.