I have collected a wade & butcher antique razor

I have collected a wade & butcher 11/16”antique razor. At the end of the 19th
century, "carbon steel" lived to the present.
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Nice blade, I have a very similar one, great shaver, yours looks to be in pretty good condition.

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Originally Posted by jfk742

Nice blade, I have a very similar one, great shaver, yours looks to be in pretty good condition.

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Ancient box
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Ni hao,

Beautiful razor in good condition. I really like the etching.
Nice find!

A Wade & Butcher is a good addition to any collection.

Yes, the Wade & Butcher, "Corporate Mark", have one myself, was one of my first W&B's, a fantastic small wedge post 1891 years. Dubl Duck made the SatinWedge, which is a virtually identical grind.

IIRC, barbers were looking for a smaller wedge razor, rather than the old school 9/8 big blades, can't recall exactly where I read that, sure there's more to the story.

Here's mine, was a great find, sat in some box, was unhoned when I got it, all original and complete with coffin box.

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Originally Posted by Phrank

Yes, the Wade & Butcher, "Corporate Mark", have one myself, was one of my first W&B's, a fantastic small wedge post 1891 years. Dubl Duck made the SatinWedge, which is a virtually identical grind.

IIRC, barbers were looking for a smaller wedge razor, rather than the old school 9/8 big blades, can't recall exactly where I read that, sure there's more to the story.

Here's mine, was a great find, sat in some box, was unhoned when I got it, all original and complete with coffin box.

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Beautiful razor, I like the feeling of shaving this razor.

SOTD Small wedges feel special on the use.
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Very nice find. You have chosen a good addition to your collection. Enjoy using it.

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Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Very nice find. You have chosen a good addition to your collection. Enjoy using it.

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Thank you!
Very good control of a small wedge razor.
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I would imagine that to be a very smooth shaver, I'm a fan of quarter hollow wedge style blades, as long as they are dialled in correctly they make fantastic shavers.

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Originally Posted by celticcrusader

I would imagine that to be a very smooth shaver, I'm a fan of quarter hollow wedge style blades, as long as they are dialled in correctly they make fantastic shavers.

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Yes. This.