Got this the other day wade and butcher. possibly new old stock??? Attachment 96711Attachment 96712Attachment 96713Attachment 96714
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Got this the other day wade and butcher. possibly new old stock??? Attachment 96711Attachment 96712Attachment 96713Attachment 96714
Not an expert but possible NOS. I remember W&B was made till late `50.
hah thats funny. I was bidding on that exact razor :) there was a black one too i think if i can remember correct
I would have no idea if it would be "NOS" but it certainly is a very nice W&B and will make a superb shaver. Congratulations
on your find. I have not seen that box before but I would imagine there are some folks here who probably have seen it or have one like it.
Nice razor. I would wonder whether that is the original box or not - W&B had/have a model called the 'Special' that (obviously) has 'Special' etched on the blade. Hmm, not much of an issue though. Enjoy!
yes sir!!! and I almost had that one, lost by 2 bucks! I was pretty sick!
now I am wondering because I have a W&B special and it has special on the blade and it has the same box but gold!?!
I was bidding on both of the two as well beat buy you in the last 10 seconds. congratulations glad it went to someone who would appreciate it.
@ sandbagger so you got the black one??? if so, if you ever get ready to sell it please remember me I would love to have it!
Don't know for sure about razors, but a lot of pocket knife "salesman samples" often had numbers written on the blades similar to the numbers written on you WAY COOL W&B.
Fancy box and sleeve just might indicate that razor could have been a salesman's sample that he used to show potential buyers and the number on the blade was what he would use to write his order.
Good catch!
Nice razor if it isn't NOS it sure is in really nice shape.
no boker, I was really going for the black one, figuring everyone else was going for the one you have. Lost them both in the last few seconds. probably best because my wife feels I have to many razors already. enjoy it and let me know how it shaves.
The numbers on the blade could lead one to believe it a sales sample. Doesn't look to have ever been honed, but there is a very, very, small amount of circular wear at the pivot that would lead me to believe that it has been opened and closed quite a bit. This backs up the sales sample theory. Anyway, fine razor. Very Best, John
It is definitely not 'new old stock'. You have nothing on provenance whatsoever, so even if it used to be NOS it is no more.
The box is for a different model too, although with a mass production on that scale I wouldn't be surprised if w&b were sloppy enough send them out mismatched.
As far as the sharpie marker I would say this is how crazy rummors get started. If it were that easy to turn things into salesman's samples we could all turn our razors into sales samples or no samples within 3 seconds depending on which one is more profitable.
Im sure that heel has been modified to correct a spur.
Looks really nice to me. Not sure about the NOS suggestion, and the salesman sample idea seems fairly likely. I don't think salesman samples are super high on the profitability scale. But basically somebody wrote a number on the razor, and that's one possible explanation. I uhh, don't think this is how rumors get started, or that it's really that big of a deal one way or the other. But, it is a nice razor that I haven't seen a picture of before. So thanks for posting. :)
