Thread: Wade and Butcher Anchor

Hi folks,
How rare are these wade and butcher anchors? I heard a lot of hype about them.
And is it rare because it was made at another town (ie Birmingham)?
I found this blade, what do you think?

Wades have a big following and are nice blades, Rare? Sure are a lot of them out there, they were around a long time and many probably millions made. And that one isn't original, so rare no. Tc

It's not that it is rare. Has been restored with new scales. What it is is an early Wade & Butcher

Wade & Butcher. Anchor stamp. Sheffield, 19th century.

imo Wade & Butchers not incredibly rare but they are a loved brand so it will get higher prices. Although finding older ones in good condition can be sort of a hard thing to do.

Buying larger razors in that condition with those scales prices will be about the same as a new custom razor. I believe I know that vendor that has that razor and I personally am a fan of how his razors come out. His prices I think are a bit high but I also think his work is bit nicer than some of the other restores.

quick edit: if you are looking for your first razor or starting your collection I would recommend a different razor. Don't want to go investing a good sum of money on a collectors piece when you are not sure about the hobby yet.

Thanks, guys for your opinion. I wanted to buy a blade either for myself or a relative who actually knows and likes blades. So I wanted to give him something valuable.
In your opinion, what is a nice collector's blade, ie in terms of specific brands and such

I would check out Griffith shaving then, nice video tags blades there for good price

Very large and heavy razors are not everyone’s cup of tea. Before laying out that kind of cash for a gift for someone, I would want to make sure it was going to be to their taste. I have a few bigger blades and honestly they don’t see as much use as not quite as large and not quite as heavy of blades.

Wade and Butcher's are the best razors available on this earth.....
My opinion

Originally Posted by JOB15

Wade and Butcher's are the best razors available on this earth.....
My opinion

Not just yours . . .

This could turn into an all out war with the Wostenholm contingent.