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John Elliot's patent Frameback - Brunswick Razor
Just got this one in hand and cleaned it up a bit. This one has me a bit puzzled. The scales are ivory, but the frame I'm not sure about. I believe it's German silver (nickel and copper, no silver; there was some verdigris at the pivot, which would support this). I did try a match test (to see if silver sulfide is formed) and got some staining on the tail, but I'm not sure if this is conclusive, as I was supposed to see some black residue formed. It certainly doesn't have the thermal conductivity that silver should. Maybe I can sneak some into a sample on the mass spec, that would give conclusive evidence of what's in there :p
Anyway, I've seen a number of John Elliots but can't seem to find much info about the company, at least with what I've browsed so far. But I do have an approximate date range. Courtesy of Zak,
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This razor maker may have had a family link to Joseph Elliot (qv), though that has proved difficult to confirm (partly because the name was sometimes spelled as 'Elliottt' in directories). He was born in about 1795 and by 1841 was living in Western Bank with his wife Ann and four daughters and a son. He was in partnership with Joseph Elliot (qv), until 1850. By 1851, he was working and living in Townhead Street. At th Great Exhibition (1851), he displayed razors ground so thin that he claimed that they never needed grinding again, besides ornate razors with gold and silver banks. JohnElliot, razor manufacturer, New Porter Street, died in 17 February 1858 (aged 63). He was buried in the consecrated section of the General Cemetery.
I love the carving on the thumb notch, and the unusual upside-down stamping of the maker's mark on the reverse. Still doing a little cleaning of the blade itself before I get it honed up.
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