Need help about Wade & Butcher

When it was made?
inscription "Manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield"
inscription on a blade "THE CELEBRATED OLD ARMY RAZOR 1776"

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Can't see tang but a wild guess about 1800.

A better more complete photo and close ups would help us help you. Cool razor.

Let us see the tail, that is a good age determination. The markings help also.
~Richard

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This is just my opinion! That tail became more popular after 1800 and was pretty well standard by the 1820s. The blade style was common early in the 1790's to maybe 1820.
Lots more information in "Stub Tailed Shavers."
stub-tailed-shavers
Enjoy the journey!
~Richard

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Originally Posted by bouschie

Can't see tang but a wild guess about 1800.

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Originally Posted by MisterClean

A better more complete photo and close ups would help us help you. Cool razor.

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I would say those are centennial razors. Made in a much older-looking style.
Seems the tail gives it away. 1876?
Very cool!

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

I would say those are centennial razors. Made in a much older-looking style.
Seems the tail gives it away. 1876?
Very cool!

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Thank you. I was hoping maybe 1801 or 1826 or 1851?

Go to this link https://acierfondu.wordpress.com/wade-and-butcher/ and scroll down to near the bottom of the page.

Bob

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Originally Posted by BobH

Go to this link https://acierfondu.wordpress.com/wade-and-butcher/ and scroll down to near the bottom of the page.

Bob

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Thank you, Bob. Look like it was made about 1876

When I originally got the two I have, I also assumed 1876. But it turns out they were a fair bit earlier.

This ad for them ran in the Philadelphia Public Ledger on March 25th, 1851. So I'd say the style dates to late 1840's to maybe as late as 1860.

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These razors continued to confuse people for decades. There are numerous newspaper articles from the 1860's up to the 1930's where people have found them and think they're revolutionary war-era razors.

This one is from 1875:

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The blade style, minus the slogan, goes back to at least the 1830's, since there are pre-Bingham Fred Fenney razors using the same pattern, though those razors are etched with 'Adamantine Edge'

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Thank you. Very interesting

I've always thought (like Tom) that these blades were made for the Centennial in 1876...but now with Zak's post I stand corrected. Here's a photo of mine:

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Well, it is still plenty old! Just not as old as you might think! ;)

The part I love is all the newspaper stories about people finding revolutionary war razors.