Jennifer,
A re-enactor friend of mine in Maine, Russ Guibord, thinks  that he may be 
able to help you with your straight razor query.  Russ's  email address is 
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Here's his reply to me:
 
Kindly send jpg file.  We may be able to provide more information on  the 
particular piece.



There is a tremendous amount of information on the internet.  Google  
search "straight razor history'

-- 
Russ Guibord
Woodfyr, LLC
P.O. Box 139
Bristol, Maine  04539
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Good luck,
Nancy S. Dickinson



In a message dated 6/17/2010 7:59:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Greetings,

I'm working on an 18th century mission site in  Florida and we found and 
Iron
object which we had x-rayed and believe based  on that to be a straight
razor.  I can send anyone who might be able  to help a .jpg image of the
x-ray.  If anyone has more information on  straight razors from this period
or has one of a similar style or know of  documentation of ones like these
please let me know.

Thanks in  advance for your help

Jennifer Melcher
Field Director
UWF  Colonial Frontiers project