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I was thinking it would be a good idea to put together a bunch of the Wade & Butcher blade stamps and etchings, so here the ones i been gathering. Post the ones you dont see.
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And a few more for good measure.
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Mighty noble cause of you. Many thanks on everyone's behalf!
And this Gentlemen is Martin's W&B collection, or at least what he'll share....
Thank you for this it will help me and I am sure many that follow :tu
HOLY JUMPIN' CATFISH !!....Martin, I'm going to "pinch" all these pics and put them on my hard drive.
My collection is not nearly enough, I now realise, R.A.D ?....It's all your fault :rofl2:
Here are a few more to add to the collection.
Regards - Walt
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It's going to be a few weeks yet before I get back home, when I do I'll try and add some pictures to the collection. :)
Here is one, but some of the etching is gone. It isn't the best picture since its really hard to make out the etching, but its a cornucopia theme. I'm sure someone will have a better example of it.
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This one has silver combined with India steel on the spine and a very unique and detailed etching on the blad which was unfortunately lost during restoratation. The razor is one of my best shavers.
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One thing to keep in mind here is that blade etchings were sometimes done by the store or company that sold the razors, rather than the manufacturer (in this case, Wade & Butcher).
From this distance of history, there's no real way to know if W & S Butcher customized the etching or if the vendor did. Even where it seems obvious like that big "Lester & Bradley / Auburn, NY" razor in Martin's first post (3rd up from the bottom), the etching may have been done by W&B, it may have been done by Lester & Bradley or it may have been done by a middleman.
Here is a couple more.
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Here's 5 more.
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I have 4 Wade & Butchers, but only 1 with blade etching. Its one of my favorites!!!
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Just a heads up, # 3 is an after market engraving & not an original etch. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
Agreed. Looks nice though!Quote:
Originally Posted by onimaru55
Thanx. It was done on a computerised engraver with diamond cutters.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeLowett
The Celebrated Anglo-Saxon Concave Razor.
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This is one I have with engraving, thanks for starting this thread
Sure thing but that was almost 4 years ago...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dieseld
Yeah seen that after you bumped it up
There are so many threads here that I just don't have the time to dig through them all.
Better late than never?
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Daniel Webster portrait and last words, "I still live".
Picked up one with this etching. Haven't seen one in person or online like it yet. Have any of you?Attachment 265013
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Another better late than never....
W&B, The Ottoman Egyptian and Royal Windsor Razor
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I think I like the shoulderless design the best. The flowing lines are awesome.
Another Cornucopia. A bit different from the example on the first page though. Included is a picture of the tang stamp. Not sure if it's an aftermarket add on like some have mentioned. A great shaver either way.
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Wade & Butcher Masonic razor...
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My non-FBU Celebrated. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bc55705036.jpg
An interesting one. I have only ever seen one
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Phrank the etch on this masonic razor is in great shape! One of these is on my want list, I just went through my 1st degree about 3 weeks ago so now I have another collection to start :D Nice razor.
Adding this W&B - The Canadian Razor.
This is what it looked like when I received it.
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