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A B. & S. Cowvan boxed Pair of German Straight Razors. NR

Manufacturers Info.
B. S. Cowvan

Trading name of R. Hovenden & Sons
Ltd
Cutlery of all kinds est. 1892
'
R. Hovenden & Sons Ltd : City Road, Finsbury, London , a nineteenth century barber's shop and hairdressing business.
Registered silver mark in 1905
R. HOVENDEN & SONS 1897 REVISED AND ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF HAIRDRESSERS' SUNDRIES, Fittings and Machinery, Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Cutlery, Mirrors, etc. and all Articles Pertaining to the Hairdressing, Chemists', Tobacconists' and Fancy Trades.

These Cut throat Razors have a 5/8” blades.
They have a Black Celluloid handle with a white spacer.
Engraved on the tang are the words “B & S. Cowvan
on the reverse is “Made in Sheffield ground in Hamburg

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