Thread: Packwood stub

found it on another post
I am forming a theory, based on so close to nothing as to need to take my own words with a pound of salt, that these razor may have some connection to George Packwood, perfumer and razor strop maker from the late 1700s to early 1800s. I'm basing this partly on information in the encyclopaedia quote above (ie that makers often stamped other people's names in their work), the almost complete lack of information about the maker as well as on the wording of this little verse: Nature, regardful of the babbling race,
Planted no hair upon woman’s face.
Not Packwood’s razors,
though the very best,
Could shave a chin that never is at rest.


You may notice it refers to Packwood's razors, not razor strops and paste, but the verse was commissioned by George Packwood as part of his mass advertising campaign. Does this constitute real evidence? Like I said, I'm taking salt with my own theory here. It's pretty vague at best and without REAL data to go on conjecture is almost a kind term to apply, but it's about all I have so far.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/gener...od-razors.html

Originally Posted by Martin103

Wullie i believed your Packwood is more like 1840's style if i am correct?

I traded mine off but it looks like 1830's-1840's to me.


http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/u...%20and%20more/

Looks like George passed in 1811, bottom left corner.

Originally Posted by Wullie

I traded mine off but it looks like 1830's-1840's to me.

I dont know Wullie it does have a stub looking tail and almost straight scales.....
that is not what i remembered, i was thinking yours was with a somewhat skinny tail with curved scales.

Mine was also marked PACKWOOD SHEFFIELD, as well as SILVER STEEL.



The OP's razor is simply PACKWOOD.

I figure he had 'em made for him by whoever or wherever and maybe after he died, his widow or his kin carried on a for a bit.

In looking at this Sheffield tail dating chart your razor just got a lot older!

Originally Posted by Martin103

In looking at this Sheffield tail dating chart your razor just got a lot older!

this is the second post ive got the magnifying glass out on to read ..lol... i also have the razor out and holding it up to the screen ..lol.. thanks for the info !!

Lots of interesting info here, thank you gentlemen.

I found a larger version of the graphic that martin kindly posted. I looks like mine is about 1810.

In looking at different Packwood razors i came across Cheetah's razors a stub tail packwood what surprised me about his was the writing on it,
"I am good, I can't be better, I tell you by letter", sounds like this kind of writing could very well be from George Packwood somewhat "telling"
to me.

Wasn't there some discussion about "SILVER STEEL" being from the 1830's? That's what I was basing my guess about age for that Packwood upon.