Thread: Stole a couple W&B's

I've never seen an Elite. Try ebay 'completed items' and you might get an idea on price but that can vary from week to week. I don't think the scales on the other are original but I'm no expert. Nice pair of shavers though.

Sweet, the one that sold on ebay had 2 chips in the blade and a couple other little nicks on the edge and sold for 22.50.. I'll keep doing a little research and see what I can come up with. Thanks!!

The "Elite" has scales very much like some of the Wosty"s I have seen, so it would be my guess they are original, and used as a sales ploy.
The other razor has definitely been rescaled.
Happy Shaving, John

The Elite, Wade & Butcher razor has original scales:
Elite, Wade & Butcher, Sheffield, England.



The second Wade & Butcher was re-scaled.

I also believe the Elite to be original scales Here is a similar NON-XLL of the period.

~Richard

The similar razor on the Standard Guide:



And W & B razor with the similar scales in the catalog of 1917:

+1 on the vote for a re-scale of the square point W&B. Just looking at how short the blade is compared to the scales gives it away. I have a set of scales exactly like those that came on a "Kabeso Razor Works" (unknown manufacturer) razor. I doubt the same scales came on a W&B unless, by some unlikely chance, the Kabeso was also manufactured by them.

Randy