I recently read that W&B began using the addition "England" on the tang in 1895 due to the passage of a U.S. import law that henceforth required foreign merchandise to include the country of origin on the product. Conversely, I've also read that Joseph Rodgers & Sons began doing it in 1891, but no reason was offered or identified. Presumably it was for the same reason. Robert Wade, IIRC, was originally a U.S. importer of Butcher open razors before they changed the name.

I picked up this W&B on a B/S/T just yesterday:

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