Thread: Wade & Butcher DE

I came across a Wade and Butcher DE on the bay and was so intrigued that I had to buy it. I will post pics when it comes in. Anyone have any info on it?

Made in Jersey City, NJ after Durham Duplex bought them out. IIRC it only takes special W&B blades. I have never shaved with mine.

Beautiful, Jimmy !

Looking forward to seeing yours PyrateKnight.

Proprietary blades.... I sure hope not.

I have one also with only one curved blade, I've never used it because of that. I usually don't hang onto stuff I can't use, but it's unique so I've kept it in my colection.

Made not at all far from the final resting place of Robert Wade (son of Robert Wade, himself the son of Robert Wade), chief American agent for Wade & Butcher and son of the co-founder!

Originally Posted by Pyrateknight

Proprietary blades.... I sure hope not.

While this is the first time I've seen one, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if the W&B DE did require 'razor specific' blades!!!

When my least favorite ex-wife and her new 'buddy' bought our son a beater '88 Toyota for $200 it need a turn signal flasher. The buddy bought a generic one and tried to modify it. When the idiot couldn't make it work, I was asked to figure out how to get the turn signals to work. I went to my local Toyota dealership and asked a parts man that i've worked with for close to 40 years for a flasher unit. I plugged it in and sent my son home and told him to show his stepfather how easy it was to fix!

Specific parts are just that, Specific!

Originally Posted by Pyrateknight

Proprietary blades.... I sure hope not.

I just double checked and modern blades will not work with my copy. The two stabilizing pins machined into the top cap are round most of the way but the last 3/16 where they come out of the top cap (on either side of the screw that the handle fastens onto, are squared off and prevent the razor from closing completely on a modern blade.

i saw that DE run through a couple times it was tempting ,but i thought i had read special blades like mentioned in post above .. i look forward to seeing it when you get it ..

I may end up reselling this. Not that I don't like the DE but I was hoping for a usable one, not a collector's piece. I would even be up for trade for a DE that can use modern blades.