razor identification

bought a razor from the antique store today! It is has waterville cutlery conn - on the tang. It also has bone scales a slightly smiling blade with a barbers notch and "Diadem" etched into the blade with a banner around it. the blade is in great shape small amount of pitting, but none on the edge. The scales have a slight chip in them where they connect to the tang. I paid 13 dollars for it, they were asking 22 it even came in the original box. How much is this thing worhth, and is it a very good brand/model? I will post pics soon.

Welcome to SRP!

We don't do valuations here at SRP, by policy, but it sounds like a good razor. Most any vintage blade you find will be a good shaver, especially in as fine condition as you have described.

Let us know if you have any other questions, everyone here is happy to help. A great place to start learning is the wiki beginners guide, here.

Thanks for the heads up. Why is price discussion not allowed? Seems kind of weird to me. The razor honed up great and gives amazing shaves. It has a lot thicker blade than I am used to. The bone handles are particularly nice!