How many razors did Wade and Butcher make? That's kind of like asking how many pills did Carter make? As some of the other posters have said, hype drives the price. The question is, "Is the hype deserved?" Generally I would say yes. Wade and Butcher made a pretty good razor and made them consistantly. Not all of these great old vintage razors are going to give you a great shave but that's for a variety of reasons. The biggest reason would be the tempering process. As scientific as they thought they were, they weren't. Back then the means to control the tempering process were crude and it was somewhat inconsistant from lot to lot and some lots of razors were just better than others. You also have to consider what that razor may have been through over the years and how much of that tempering process has been removed. Generally speaking, Wade and Butcher made a lot of razors and generally they were pretty darn good.