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10-28-2019, 12:08 PM #1Junior Member
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Wade & Butcher?
Hi,
I just came over some nice straight razor. The oldest one is a stub tail with straight scales and some markings that make me wonder about the brand. The readable part says "TCH" and above that is an anchor. Could it be a very early Wade & BuTCHer?
The design seems a bit too old-fangled.
Thanks for any input.
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10-28-2019, 12:46 PM #2Senior Member
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Not sure the maker, but too early to be wade and butcher or even wade. This is an early dip toe. Probably 1775 or earlier.
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Look at strazors.com
It shows anchor logorolodave likes this.
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10-31-2019, 02:39 AM #4Junior Member
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It need to be polished before using.
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12-27-2019, 09:08 PM #5Senior Member
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Likely Richard Staniland of Burgess Street. He appears in the 1787 directory (see below) with the mark RICH. This particular style I have one example of (with that type of tail, seen on later razors from the 18th century, combined with the hollowing of the spine at the toe, seen on earlier ones); the one I have is a Harwood & Co definitely dated to the 1790s so I can only assume that it was a throwback to the earlier styles, which this may have been as well.
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