Thread: The Gentleman's Set

No problem with me, I think that anyone willing to take part to a forum should accept the rules of it.

Can we just move all the off-topic posts to a new thread? I feel like this is a topic that comes up often with strong opinions on both sides and really needs to be discussed, but as mentioned, this thread should remain just for people sharing their collections.

(back on topic)



These fit the club in an interesting way.

They didn't belong to a gentleman precisely. Instead, they were given to the owner by one.

These razors belonged to Samuel Sims, a blacksmith in Duffield. Most likely, they were given to him by Charles Robert Colvile, Esq, of Duffield Hall.

I say they were given to him because one blade is etched with a blacksmith and the banner 'Duffield' and the other with 'A Token of'_____(illegible).

Sims' son, also Samuel, worked for his entire life as a coach driver at Duffield Hall.



Unusually for a pair like these, these razors have both been extensively used. Especially the one etched with 'A Token of...'

Pretty commonly with pairs like this only one razor saw extensive use.

Samuel Stears - Leeds c.1840-50

6/8", near wedge, handles and shanks in ivory, engraved on the ivory "Stears / Cutler to Duke of Cambridge / Leeds"



Samuel Stears "Cutler to Duke of Cambridge" and "Umbrella maker to Her Majesty" active to the 36 of Briggate to Leeds in 1847 (Briggate is one of the most ancient streets of Leeds and for a long time one of the principal streets of the shopping, its name means "road for the bridge" considering that it finishes to the bridge on the river Aire)

An ancient seven day set recovered and put again in use.
These original blades were perfectly compatible with the shank of my set John Barber.
For this motive I have decided to reconstruct the lacking parts: handle and coupling shank.
A friend forger has reconstructed the shank left skeletal for common decision to recall the transparency of the tortoiseshell; I have made handle and wedge with an old letter opener in tortoiseshell and the case recycling a box Wilkinson Empire SE.

Sharing my latest acquisition

Very, very nice!

Du lourd Antoine, du lourd !

Originally Posted by antoine46

Sharing my latest acquisition

Amazing set. The spine etching is very similar to my set, is that traces of gold wash? Also, what do you think of the scales - to me they look like they belonged to a larger razor that was cut down, due to the lack of symmetry between the pins and how it looks like the piquework is cut off

That what I told Antoine too, but the work has been well done, so the overall look is (more than) ok.

I never saw a back that preserved, the gold that mark the days is really neat.