In the continuing saga of the shave imprint identification, 

>ErvSaws said:

>Charlie: It is likely Brown & Flather, Solly Works.  It was a Joiner Tool 
>Maker operating 
>-1837-1849- (per Ken Roberts "Some 19th C English Woodworking Tools" p. 
>238).

>--ErvSaws 
>On Tue, 29 Jul 97 14:38:38 -0400 cnewbold@m... (C Newbold) 
>writes:
>A while back, Brent Beach asked for help identifying a spokeshave --- >.....
>
>The shave that I cannot identify has mark
>
>   ?ELA??EH & SONS
>     SOL?V WORKS
>     SHEFFIELD
>

>I should have checked further--should be Flather and Sons---1857-1859- at 
>same location.  Changed their name by this time.--Erv

Thanks Erv, I was partially right. But CRS wins again.  

To further muddy the waters. The actual shave that I have says F. Walter and 
Sons, Solly Works, Sheffield, England.  So, there's another choice.  And I 
still forgot to check the Roberts write up.  :-(  Yuck, shoe polish has a 
strange flavor.  I'd better stick to optical inputs, and skip the synaptic 
recall paths.
 
Charlie