Thread: My new friends C.Congreves 6/8 and Eagle Cutlery 13/16

A few photos about these two vintage razors in my little collection.
They arrived today from USA.

Congreves 6/8

In the Manufacturers Database we can find this information about Charles Congreve
CONGREVE, CHARLES
Sheffield
1829 - 1843 ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)
Given as ca. 1830-1865 in Goins'

But I don’t have anything else information.




It has some scuffs but not cracks or chips.
We can see proportion between shank and blade, shoulder is very little.








Eagle Cutlery 13/16








Angel.

CONGREVE, CHARLES
Sheffield
1829 - 1843 ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)
Given as ca. 1830-1865 in Goins'

Nice old razor.
The stamp W(crown)R means Royal Cipher William IV - 1830-1837.
Most likely the razor was made between 1830 and 1834.
When Charles Congreve was one of the original partners in Naylor, Hutchinson & Vickers, which traded through New York.
He had left that partnership by 1834 to operate from Gell Street and then, by 1837, from Arundel Works.
In about 1855, he brought his son, Charles Mcllvaine Congreve, into the business. And the company became Charles Congreve & Son.
Charles Congreve died on 18 october 1868, aged 69. His son continued to trade in New York. He collapsed and died in 1878, aged 48.
The company was closed.

Originally Posted by manah

Thanks Manah.
One question. The shoulder is very little. What's the reason? Use (honing) or because it was made in this way? I read that in the first years of 1800, razors were made in that way.

Angel.

I hope, this WIKI page will be helpful.

It has been reground at some point; if it was made in 1834 or prior, it started as a wedge; there were no hollow ground razors in that period. Other opinions may differ.

Thanks Croaker.
You're right.
I'll test it and I suppose it works well anyway
Angel

What a shame it was reground That would have been an absolutely gorgeous wedge! I am actually wondering if it has been rescaled too. Never seen a 1830s razor that didn't either have horn or bone or ivory scales... not to mention I doubt they would have been as curvy as that around that time. I've had a few WR stamped razors, all had much straighter scales than those.

I always say...ask manah.
He has an excellent knowledge base.