Thread: A razor's sad demise

Found this on eBay. Apparently it was once a wade and butcher razor. Sad to see one more good shaver fall victim to the hands of time, neglect, and misuse.

Wade & Butcher straight razor. - eBay (item 110346935898 end time Feb-10-09 21:16:35 PST)

That is sad. I've got tent spikes that look nicer.

Its just so sad, but you see it all of the time on ebay, usually with higher starting bids. This one is priced right for the scales, but would you want to pay the shipping to boot?

At least the seller doesn't say it's "in perfect condition" or that it has "some minor nicks on the blade"... I wonder if we will ever see Mach3 razors on ebay, sold as antique items...

Haha true. I'm sure we will one day. I'm only 22 and don't have a SWMBO yet, but I'm already petrified that once I pass away my kids will put my beloved Bismarck or Wade and Butcher on eBay after letting them turn into that.

Seems to have some hone wear.

Originally Posted by theworldover

Haha true. I'm sure we will one day. I'm only 22 and don't have a SWMBO yet, but I'm already petrified that once I pass away my kids will put my beloved Bismarck or Wade and Butcher on eBay after letting them turn into that.

It absolutely blows my mind when I see an auction for Str8 razors and equipment and the seller comments something like: "These belonged to my Father/Grandfather......"

and, I think, "how could you sell your Father's or Grandfather's straight razors?" - or anything they owned and used. Shame on them!

Lucky for us, though, some people do. Every antique razor we pick up belonged to someone, the vast majority likely had children.

Not something I'd do, though.

“Blade damage but makes a good closed display.”
I suppose this is the human equivalent of “Closed Casket Funeral”.

I suppose so. I've got a few things that used to belong to my great-grandfather, and I'd never think of selling them. An old lighter, an old pair of sunglasses, an old baseball trophy, that sort of thing. My great-grandmother was the hard-shelled sort, who said the following at the reception after his funeral "Why don't the great-grandchildren take whatever of his stuff that they want, because I have no use for it now?" Real pistol haha.