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Picked this up on the bay a couple days ago, it's a really nice razor actually. Given the history of Wade & Butcher does anyone know when this one was made?
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Oh yes, and I can't forget. My awesome and amazing girlfriend took the pictures.
Going by the design of the, it's a dreadnought, but before the super dreadnoughts (eg QE class). That would put the date at ~1905 - 1914.
My guess would be it be from around the time of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet.
I'm a fan of those big old W&B's. What is your plan for that blade? Restoration? If so, keep the pics coming.
Good luck!
Lots of pitting on that edge...You may want to keep that one as a collector.
I'm planning on making it a display piece, but I'm trying to figure out how to polish it up without damaging the markings. I've used Maas but I'd love to get rid of the patina.
The word ‘England’ on the tang indicates the blade was made after 1895, when it was required that the country of origin appeared, probably for tax reasons.
So 1915 or so as the above post guesses is a valid guess.