Thread: The Other Piece Of The Puzzle

I have had a Lord Byron Wade & Butcher straight razor box for quite some time now but I did not have the razor that goes with it. I put an ad in the wanted section here in the classifieds & I had a reply from another member but it was the day after the accident on my Harley so I never saw it until a couple weeks ago. It seems this new member who has not been on ever since, told me they had that razor. I sent them a pm & never got a reply so a few days later, I sent them an email. Meanwhile, I was on eBay one day & I just happened to see one & it had just a few minutes left so I sniped it at the last second for a decent price, not very much at all. I then got a reply in my email later that day & the person said sorry, they had just sold it on eBay. I said, "that was me, I won it from you" & I gave my name. I got a reply back from a young woman saying yes, that it indeed was me that won it!!! I was so happy I saw it. I had it in my saved searches but it never came up, I just happened to be looking on the bay & saw it or someone else would have won it. I just got the other piece of the puzzle today in the mail. The razor number is on the box & also on the razor. I have only seen one other one & it was Zak that has one also. On the blade it says, "In golden characters right well designed. - First on the list - Byron, Childe Harold"
He was an English poet & a leading figure in the Romantic movement. He is best known for lengthy narrative poems such as Don Juan & Childe Harold's Pilgrimage & for the short lyric, She Walks In Beauty. He is recognized as one of the greatest British Poets.
When it came, it was tarnished & dull looking but I polished it with my Dremel. The spot on the scale is glare. It has very little hone wear.

Great match up. Looking at the condition of the box I now know why you where thinking in reverse :<0)

Nice find.


Mike

That thing is awesome... Where's do you find those things? Is this something you find in an antique store or more of a specialty piece?

John

Originally Posted by JHEBDON

That thing is awesome... Where's do you find those things? Is this something you find in an antique store or more of a specialty piece?

John

I got the box on eBay about a year ago with the wrong straight razor in it. I've been looking for one of the right ones & I finally found one.

thats fantastic. the etching reminds me of the george butler shakespeare razor.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Great match up. Looking at the condition of the box I now know why you where thinking in reverse :<0)

I actually have one more of those boxes but it isn't as nice as this one.