Another Wade and Butcher thread.

[brooksie967]

Found these at an antique shop yesterday and couldn't find them in the wiki or in any posts. What I do know is they lack the word England which makes them early production razors but that's it. ANY info would be great.

The black scaled razor:
Blade: Wade & Butcher Extra Hollow Ground
Tang: Manufactured by Wade and Butcher Sheffield
Size: Cutting edge: Bang on 3 inches. Width: 13/16

Blonde horned razor:
Blade: no markings
Tang: Wade and Butcher Sheffield
Size: Cutting edge From shoulder to point, 2 and 15/16 Width: smiling 11/16.

Eye candy:

[gooser]

nice finds !!!! why cant i every find stuff like that ??...lol

[brooksie967]

nice finds !!!! why cant i every find stuff like that ??...lol

I was looking through about a dozen razors the guy had and he saw me checking out the blade and said "you must really know what you're looking for". I wouldn't have bought them if I didn't then I could get them shaving. There were a few other mediocre razors at 4/8 and 3/8 with familiar names in ok condition that i passed on.

The cool thing about these is that they're both basically shaving!

[HARRYWALLY]

Brooksie, is the blonde one quarter hollow? I have one very similar on my work bench waiting for some new scales. Nice score btw!

[brooksie967]

Brooksie, is the blonde one quarter hollow? I have one very similar on my work bench waiting for some new scales. Nice score btw!

You could call it that. quarter hollow/near wedge ish.

[JoeLowett]

The one with the etched blade appears to be a later model, say 1880's. the other appears older but not early as far as W&Bs go. The tang stamp on the one with the honey horn handle its a deep stamping that indicates its earlier as they progressed toward mainly etching tangs later on. I would say the inclusion of the arrow logo how ever usually indicates it is not as old as some as W&B used that logo typically later in production, lets say mid 1870's. this is just based on my findings and razors I own with provanounce.

[TexasShaver]

Im just gonna come out and say it... I loathe you Brooksie... With your nice finds and whatnot... lol

Seriously though, nice finds! They are beautiful blades.

[brooksie967]

Im just gonna come out and say it... I loathe you Brooksie... With your nice finds and whatnot... lol

Seriously though, nice finds! They are beautiful blades.

When/if I ever find a 7/8 or 8/8 or bigger, then I'll get it! These, to me, are pretty run of the mill ,no?

[TexasShaver]

Idk, Im a sucker for vintage English steel is all. Im quite jealous of your find though. I wish we had more good vintage blades like that here.

[brooksie967]

There are a few more that I saw in the area but the lady wanted too much... Big vintage WB's too, we're talking 7/8 minimum. I just can't afford the $200 a piece she wants for them! Maybe if I stop selling my stuff and buying more stuff on this site I'll be able to save up and get them some day!