Thread: Early Wade & Butcher big blade. I need help identifying the model. BARBER?

Hello all!

I picked this up at a very good price, but I'm not sure of the model.... I know it's an early W&B. Given the size and shape of this beast it looks to be either a Barber's use or celebrated, but I was hoping others could narrow it down better. I don't have this in-hand yet; it will be here in a few days. I know this will take some work to clean up, but I think it will restore nicely.

Another thing.... This is just a guesstimate, but it feels like the stamps that read "manufactured by" are of a later period than stamps that just read the name of the manufacturer... Is there any truth to that?



THANKS!