I recently decided I was going to jump into my dream of having a straight razor when I found this razor at a local antique shop.
I read that W&B were good razors, and since It was quality, I thought I could restore it!
I don't know much about the blade, what kind of blade it is, how old it is and such, but it looks to be in extremely good condition considering I bought it for 5 dollars! I have to make new scales, since the old ones were cracked and done for, but I think that's part of the fun.

Here is the blade


There are two interesting parts about this blade, and I was wondering if someone could help me understand them. First the logo.

This is different than most W&B logo's I see...why is that?

Secondly, the blade has some text on the blade that looks like it will be gone after I sand it, does anyone know if keeping the text would be significant for any reason, or what I should do with it?



Thanks for your help! I look forward to fixing this baby up and learning to shave with it!