Greaves & Sons

TheEditor · Oct 22, 2011

I just picked this up today.

It reads:
B.J. Ey......
Late W. Greaves & Sons
Sheffield

Looks to be a full wedge. Black horn scales.

Just looking for some info. For 10$ I was quite happy.. Needs some sanding but the scales are almost perfect.

Thanks much
Bruce

Luc · Oct 22, 2011

From: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_W_Greaves_and_Sons

Straight Razor Manufacturer, William Greaves, was in business by 1780. His sons joined the firm in 1816.
They then became William Greaves & Sons.
The Sheaf Works was started in 1823, and completed by 1826. (first factory in Sheffield)
The firm was sold to B.J.Eyre & Company in 1850, and they may have continued using the Greaves markings for a time (approximately until 1858).

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_W_Greaves_and_Sons#ixzz1bYJLRo8F

There's a longer piece of text that's pretty good here: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...&sig=AHIEtbR130vrq92u_aZgiyfPLwR88I5ZgA&pli=1

If you are after pictures, this one is good: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/176831

EDIT: Created the article in Wiki with the above information

TheEditor · Oct 23, 2011

Thanks Luc. 1850-58.. Not bad. I love knowing that with some work I can be using a 153 year old razor, and that it will look like new again.

Gamma · Oct 23, 2011

Looks like a sweet project - I had a Greaves and it was a fantastic shaver. Yours has some uneven spine wear but that's to be expected and probably not that big a hurdle really. With a little sanding and buffing that blade willl look nice, and if the scales aren't cracked you can probably just repin it easily enough.

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