Thread: Razor Identification

I recently purchased a straight razor from an antiques shop and am looking for some help on the identification and the age of the razor. I believe this is a Wade & Butcher double hollow ground razor, but the tang only has W&S then a word I can not make out along with what looks like RED MILL WORKS followed by Sheffield. I have included photographs, but due to the fact that this appears to be an older razor the stamping appears to be worn. Thank you for your help with this.

I have never seen a Wade and Butcher stamped like that. There are a few excelent historians on our board, hopefully one can chime in.

What makes you so sure it's a W&B? Looks like a 'generic' 1860-80's 1/4 - maybe 1/2 hollow to me... Based in ur pics that is... By double hollow do you mean double stabilizer? I on my see one stabilizer JB the op pics..


Edit; looks like the heel *may have been* reworked on this one..... Hard to tell in the pics. Probinly a good shaver.. Most like her are!

Im not completely sure but it could be a W&B ... W&S stood for william and samual (i belive it was) Butcher before the company became W&B ... also red mill works appears to be an importing exporting company that went under in to late 1800s as far as i can find ... could be a very intresting peice with a story to tell ... hope one of the better historians knows more as i am just a hobby historian and i would love to add this info to my note books

It looks like a "W & S Horrabin", Red Hill Works, Sheffield....

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+1 William & Samuel, Horrabin, http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-not-wiki.html

Based on martins excellent info above my time line fits 1860-80's

Not a wade and butcher like OP thinks, but a post civil war Sheffield for sure none the less.

W&S Horrabin from manah's site