Lummus Dots
Henry Lummus’ categorization cipher, colored dots with a number. Pile side of Hives razor, 1800-1810.
John Barber, pique ivory
John Barber in fancy pique-work, carved ivory scales. Originally part of a 7-day set, the spine is etched ‘Thursday’. Late 1820’s.
Barberosa Detail
Two John Barber razors, 1820’s. One in carved ivory with silver pique the other in black horn.
Wade & Butcher ‘The Arrow Razor’
Manufactured by Wade & Butcher. ‘The Arrow Razor’, with original box. 1905.
Jonathan Crookes, India Steel
1850’s Jonathan Crookes, double concave grind, transparent horn scales.
Edward Allison, black horn
Made by Edward Allison in the early 1830’s. The side of the spine is etched ‘Warranted To Shave Well’, the tang is stamped ‘Allison’ with a WR crown stamp.
1830’s Gebruder Dittmar
Obscure German manufacturer, Gebruder Dittmar, from Heilbronn. 1830’s frameback with unusual German silver-clad tang.
Biennais Pair
Martin-Guillaume Biennais, 1811. Ivory with silver hardware. Stamped ‘Au Singe Violet’ — ‘The Purple Monkey’, Biennais’ mark.
Heljestrand Pair
Carl Victor Heljestrand, 1906. From a 7-day set, in tortoiseshell, sold at Magnus Kindal’s Paris store.
Green & Pickslay
Green & Pickslay, ‘Peruvian’. Made in 1826 from an alloy derived from Faraday & Stodart’s metallurgy experiments, consisting of India steel, iridium and rhodium. Cased pair made for William Archbald, a writer living in Kelso, Scotland.
Joseph Rodgers, Fine Indian Steel
Joseph Rodgers, 1830’s. Blade is stamped ‘Fine Indian Steel’. Scales are Macassar ebony.
Biennais, Napoleonic Officer’s Kit
Circa 1812. Napoleonic Field Officer’s kit with mirror, scissors, mahogany box and two ivory scaled razors stamped ‘Au Singe Violette’, the mark of Napoleon’s court goldsmith, Martin-Guillaume Biennais.
Bataille semainier, detail
Detail of the tooling on the Bataille semainier box. Morocco leather with gold leaf.
Joseph Elliot, Philadelphia
Joseph Elliot razor in fancy pressed horn ‘Philadelphia’ scales, one of a series that included Boston, New York, and possibly others.
Wade & Butcher
The Celebrated Old Army Razors, 1776. Made in the early 1850’s, both with a personalized engraving on the pile side.
Stodart Pair
Made by James Stodart’s nephew, David between 1823 and 1830. Experimental alloys of steel mixed with iridium & osmium, and steel plus rhodium.