Thread: Wade and Butcher: Celebrated German Razor?

I have a Wade and Butcher razor that was made in Sheffield, England but says "The Celebrated German Ground Razor." Has anyone seen that before?

Don't mind the Elliot.

That certainly is strange. Is she full hollow (or more hollowed than most W&B's)?

BTW, that is a beautiful Elliot.

Never seen that before. Probably used the same way as "Hamburg Ground?"

I saw one of those on ebay not too long ago (hmmmm)... I was wondering about that.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

That certainly is strange. Is she full hollow (or more hollowed than most W&B's)?

BTW, that is a beautiful Elliot.

I don't know yet. An antique store owner with whom I deal sent me the photo. I claimed both razors (and A LOT more) but she's in the Middle East right now. It'll be a while before I get them in my hands.

Originally Posted by Del1r1um

I saw one of those on ebay not too long ago (hmmmm)... I was wondering about that.

I have never purchased a straight razor from eBay.

Originally Posted by TstebinsB

I have never purchased a straight razor from eBay.

You should try it; it's really quite fun. And highly addictive.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

You should try it; it's really quite fun. And highly addictive.

Ain't that the truth. Every time I clear out my watch list and swear I'm not spending another dime, I blink and find it filled up with stuff all over again. This week has been incredibly fruitful in purchases, and incredibly draining on my bank account.

Just to note that in this case "The Celebrated German Ground Razor" is probably referring to the type of grinding rather than where the razor was produced.

The process of hollow-grinding was developed in Germany around the 1870's and as such the phrase 'German Ground' was probably synonymous for the phrase 'hollow ground'

I'd buy that, but as a possibility it could have been ground in Germany. Similar to how TIs are sheffield steel but forged and ground in France.

Maybe.

Mark

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

You should try it; it's really quite fun. And highly addictive.

And potentially very expensive!