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03-13-2017, 04:55 PM #1Senior Member
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Very nice. I had a Wade and Butcher destined for Mr Skinner, then wee man came along and, rather foolishly, I thinned an already thin collection.
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03-14-2017, 03:35 PM #2Senior Member
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I don't usually go after WBs but couldn't pass this one up from Etsy. I believe it's 1820s, with the original two-type finish typical of that period (glaze on the tang and crocus polish on the blade face) in nearly original condition. All I did to it was a quick polish with Mother's.
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03-20-2017, 04:00 PM #3Senior Member
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Magnum Bonum 8/8
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03-20-2017, 04:25 PM #4Senior Member
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Well now, that's just lovely that is!
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03-20-2017, 04:40 PM #5Senior Member
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Sory for asking but how do you now its a Magnum bonum Originally Posted by MichaelS
Magnum Bonum 8/8
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03-20-2017, 05:13 PM #6Senior Member
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Thanks mate! Originally Posted by Porl
I took that from the guy who sold it to me years ago; hopefully experts here will chime in! Originally Posted by caus24
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03-20-2017, 08:17 PM #7
They usually say Magnum Bonum along the top of the spine. I have one but I don't know who the maker is, it doesn't say. The tang is 9/16" wide right before the stabilizer. Mine is there but it doesn't stand out because someone may have polished it at one time or it is just normal age but it is legible. It's pretty old, it has a short tang so it is late 1700's or early 1800's & has ivory scales.
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03-20-2017, 08:19 PM #8Senior Member
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The phrase 'Magnum Bonum' etched into blades spanned a fairly wide use, from pieces etched either at the top flat section of the spine in the early 1800s, to the top side of the spine (same period, though these tend to be smaller razors), to the etching being right on the ground face of the blade. This last kind is most relevant to W&B razors. The examples I have seen the most are the meaty FBU-type WBs with this etching in script along the top part of the blade face.
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Scienceguy that is fantastic, I will have me a W&B that old one of these days enjoy its beautiful
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09-28-2019, 06:09 PM #10Shaving Monk
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Absolutely gorgeous! I'm drooling. Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
I don't usually go after WBs but couldn't pass this one up from Etsy. I believe it's 1820s, with the original two-type finish typical of that period (glaze on the tang and crocus polish on the blade face) in nearly original condition. All I did to it was a quick polish with Mother's.
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