Wade & Butcher with pressed horn handle

Hi Gentlemen,

A little post, but a good razor !

A Wade & butcher around 1880 era, with beautiful handle.

"Before" :

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/3227/imgp0578d.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2340/imgp0581fj.jpg

"Work in progress" :

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1991/imgp0591.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5836/imgp0667s.jpg

"Work done" :

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4345/imgp0733e.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3821/imgp0737r.jpg

I was very proud to work on it !!

Enjoy Gentlemen !

You should be proud! Well done.

Looks nice...and excellent save.

Congrats! This was a great work with a great razor!

I have that EXACT razor, restored by gssixgun, but mine has a crack in the scales. It's one of my favorite blades. Enjoy!

Very nicely done! :tu :tu Enjoy your shaves with that beauty.

Thanks Gentlemen !

But, it was an easy work on this one, i confess....

Very nice work. Those scales are beautiful.

Hello, Imperator,
You've done a marvelous job restoring that majestic razor. Yes, the scales are memorable. I believe I have the same model Wade & Butcher with similar scales, although mine is slightly warped in the butt. Yours is almost pristine. A great razor, indeed, especially with the remarkable transformation in your hands. Good show.

I have two with those scales and I love them. I am a big fan of the old Sheffields, especially the W&Bs.

Well done indeed!

Another W&B goes back on the line, to shave another 100 years.
Great job.

Looks great! Thanks for keeping it original and not overdoing it. It is sometime harder to leave things alone, but rewarding when you know you made the right decision. Perfect, correct, authentic job! I like it

I really, really like the look of that razor. You did a great job. Congratulations on a beauty.

Great looking W&B, I love the unusual scales and that you've retained some of the pattination:rock:. Working on a W&B for myself right now.

+1 to lovin' those scales, really nice. Great job on the restore too, well done.

that is v nice. how much is a razor like that approximately worth if it was to come up for sale in that condition vs the same razor in need of restoring?

I don't know exactly, because it's not mine, it was for a customer.

A think he bought it around $90/100 and now the value can be around $300

Amazing job!!! what a nice razor that is!

I'm overly jealous now! :D

I was bidding on the exact same razor when I got sniped. Very inelegantly. But that's a great job, man, and those original scales look better than any modern custom job. It would look extremely well in my cabinet. :)

really good job especially restoring those scales... looks great!

Love it when people save the old scales and bring em back to life :) great job

Hello Imperator, I think it's mutch older than 1880, surly around 1850 I guess...great job anyway !

Looks like new. Beautiful work