An early Wade & Butcher

In 1819 William and Samuel Butcher formed one of the most successful partnerships in Sheffield. Their business interests spanned steel, file, edge tool, knife, and razor manufacture. This blade bares the sovereign mark of King George dating the razor 1820 - 1830. The blade is a 6/8 near wedge finished with a glazed finish as it was originally. The original horn scales although a bit delaminated are in wonderful condition. The original steel collars were used in reassembly.
This is the earliest Wade & Butcher I have had the pleasure to restore. Some light cleaned pitting remains on the show face side of the tang to preserve as much of the makers stamp as possible.
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Beautiful - is that a GR or a VR on the tang?

GR...I re-read the post....Doh!

I have one with the GR, same tang stamp, but no stub tail....

That looks great. I've got one that is maybe 10-15 years younger. A William IV Regent of Great Britain from 1830-1837 IIRC. Scales on mine are some I had laying around, not original.

Love the stub tail on yours.

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Great job on a beautiful old razor. It's always a pleasure to see your work Karlej.

[QUOTE=JimmyHAD;1729446]That looks great. I've got one that is maybe 10-15 years younger. A William IV Regent of Great Britain from 1830-1837 IIRC. Scales on mine are some I had laying around, not original.

Love the stub tail on yours.

Nice clear stamp on yours.

Thanks for sharing another beauty Karl always a joy seeing your work. You must have the patience of a Saint. :D

Great work Karl, thanks for sharing! I love how those scales cleaned up, and the blade... WOW.

Outstanding!

That's a beautifully revived piece of history. Kudos!

Excellent restore very well done.

Karl worked some serious magic on this blade. I shaved with it three days in a row. It is the smoothest shaver ever. So comfortable. What a piece of history. Yes, the scales have this amazing almost translucent dark green tint in the right light. Thank you Karl!

jeff

What a difference! Great job, and now it will last many more generations.