Thread: Wade & Butcher Masonic - Info Please

I just got hold of this beautiful razor.

Can anybody shed some light on it, like how old it might be, or any other info please?

Any info will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

That is a beautiful shaver. As a brother of the Masonic fraternity I would love to aquire a piece like this in my lifetime. I wish I could help you out with some history on this beauty but I'm new to the fraternity of str8 razor shaving. I can vouch that the symbols are authentic. Thanks for sharing.

I bid on this and bailed. I'm glad to see one of our SRP members got it.

Here some threads about razors with Masonic etching.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-pictures.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...e-butcher.html
I hope, they will be helpful.

Rightly interpreted, the symbols on this blade will lead you to the location of the Holy Grail…

Originally Posted by leadingedge

I just got hold of this beautiful razor.

Can anybody shed some light on it, like how old it might be, or any other info please?

Any info will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

If I remember correctly the trowel, angle, and compass are the tools of a Master Mason...3rd degree. There is a long and tedious process in becoming a Maste Mason. there are three degrees, and all of the initiation is memorization handed down from mentor to craftsman until the aspiring mason can go through the ceremony on his own accord. Now saying that, it is a wonderful thing to become a mason and be part of a brotherhood whose intent is to do nothing more than make the community in which they live, a better one. They do this with no expectations of gratitiude, in fact it is quite the opposite in some communities.....But still they trudge ahead and go out and make differences to people around the world..If you would like to see an example, take a look at the Shriners.....They fund the Shriner Hositals for children all over the US and specialize in burn victums...Those Shriners are Masons (33nd degree)......Guys who want to make a difference, but do not want to blow their own horn or bring attention to themselves when the attention should be on the children....Real honorable if you ask me..

Originally Posted by manah

Here some threads about razors with Masonic etching.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-pictures.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...e-butcher.html
I hope, they will be helpful.

Thanks Alex!

Of what I can tell, it dates around the mid 1800's? It only states "Sheffield", and not "England", so it must be around then.

I'm not sure about the Wade & Butcher branding on it, do you have any idea how to figure out the date from the branding Alex?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Alembic

I bid on this and bailed. I'm glad to see one of our SRP members got it.

Yea, I did not want to let this beauty get away from me. Better one of us than somebody who wants to use it as a breadknife! LOL

Thanks for bailing out, it gave me the chance to win it.. I was willing to go a lot higher on the bidding, but you saved me a lot of $$ by bailing.

Originally Posted by leadingedge

Thanks Alex!

Of what I can tell, it dates around the mid 1800's? It only states "Sheffield", and not "England", so it must be around then.

I'm not sure about the Wade & Butcher branding on it, do you have any idea how to figure out the date from the branding Alex?

Thanks!

Such razors have date about 1840-1850.

I bailed on this also this time. I hope to acquire one in the future. thanks for sharing the pics