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08-22-2012, 09:36 PM #1Senior Member
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Blades from the bay
Just received these two in the mail today. First is a J. Wostenholm & sons +EBRO+
The second I honestly do not know much about. Having trouble finding information online for it. It is a James Fox's Unique Razor.
Wanted to share this with you all. Any advice or knowledge on either is always welcome. Hoping they will turn into great shavers. More pictures to come.
JackofDiamondsalb1981 and mapleleafalumnus like this.It's just corn syrup... Warm, blood flavored, corn syrup ...
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08-22-2012, 09:45 PM #2Senior Member
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I like them both, they should clean up realy nice. Sorry, no info on the James Fox.
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I like the razors, Jack, but I'm at a loss as to the James Fox. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than I will chime in here.
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08-24-2012, 04:06 AM #4Thread derailment specialist.
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You've NEVER seen a ZUNIQUE RAZOR?
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
Me either. LOL
Nice lookin blades.
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08-24-2012, 09:31 AM #5Luddite ekstrəˌôrdnˈer
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Can't say I've ever seen the second one before but it looks like Sheffield steel to me.
I have one that looks similar on blade and tang by an M. George and Sons.
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They look pretty cool.
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08-24-2012, 08:26 PM #7Captain ARAD.
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The J. Wostenholm & Sons EBRO razor I would guess to be 1870's. They're difficult to sort out because they tended to move around and go bankrupt a lot. I'm guessing it'll hone up great.
The Fox razor is more mysterious. The ♆ symbol is Neptune's trident or staff, mostly an alchemical sign, but also used for the planet. The planet Neptune was only discovered in 1846, so it could possibly be stamped to cash in on a fad. There was a significant rivalry between England and France over who named it and a bunch of inside-baseball nationalistic science rivalry stuff, but they finally settled on Neptune.
The most likely candidate I can come up with for a maker is the sons of James Fox, a machine-tool builder in Staffordshire. He was known for his planes and lathes, but after his death in 1835 his sons James and Joseph took over, and then Joseph's sons took over in the 1860's.JackofDiamonds likes this.-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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08-24-2012, 08:47 PM #8Senior Member
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That is some amazing research, I just figured it was a pitchfork. Still baffling though.
Just started polishing them both today. I will post some more pictures of them as they clean up. Really excited about them both.It's just corn syrup... Warm, blood flavored, corn syrup ...
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08-26-2012, 06:40 PM #9Captain ARAD.
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It is just a pitchfork. For fish! Originally Posted by JackofDiamonds
I should also probably have mentioned that the razor was probably made in Sheffield for James Fox. It's definitely possible that they made the blades themselves -- they were toolmakers, but I'd guess they sourced the razors from one of the more prolific Sheffield makers. I have been told (by Ken Hawley) that even the big Sheffield makers did not always make their own blades.-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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08-26-2012, 11:54 PM #10Historically Inquisitive
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Thats a great find for sure just got to love those shoulder less razors they are a pleasure to hone!
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