Thread: W&B Standard Wedge restore.

Originally Posted by Srdjan

Magnum Bonum:



Magnum Bonum of a friend of mine:

https://instagram.com/p/BXhWqBLlAjd/
https://instagram.com/p/BVGxfChljw4/
https://instagram.com/p/BUFd9byFtAd/


Sure looks like one to me as well, great razor and a beautiful restoration!

That's a later Magnum Bonum (later in this case means after 1820). Before 1820, it was a recognizable blade style:



The etching on this style is on the top of the spine, which is square rather than quill profile:



After 1820 or so, it was just a marketing slogan that got etched on the blade face and wasn't associated with any particular blade shape. Here's one from James Crawshaw:



Interestingly, during the time of the original Magnum Bonum (1805-1820), the same blade shape but scaled down to 'portable razor' size was etched 'Ne Plus Ultra'. By the late 1820's, that slogan was also on the blade face, but usually on big razors rather than small ones.