Thread: My first old razor.

This is a Mappin & Webb 6/8 with bone scales.
It has Wednesday on the spine, so I believe it was part of a set.
Does anyone know approximately what year this was made?

I think I'd like to see some better pictures of those scales. I am thinking they may not be bone. If it has England on it it is 1892 or later, no England makes it pre 1892.

Thanks RezDog. I don't see England on the razor.
I took a couple more pictures.

First...Let me congratulate you on finding the pick of the litter for a first old razor. WOW!
Sheer chasing found this information and it may resolve the question.
I do not see England stamped into the tang.
info here:
STRAZORS.com - all about classic razors - Mappin Brothers/Mappin & Webb, Sheffield.

Excerpted from Niel's Strazors:
Meanwhile, in 1859 his brother John Newton launched a new electro-plate and cutlery business, Mappin & Co, at The Royal Cutlery Works in Pond Hill. The company registered a silver mark in the same year.
J.N. Mappin apparently concentrated his attention on the metropolis. He lived at Heathfield Lodge, Clapham Park. Nearby lived the family of George Webb, who was a wine and spirit merchant. In 1860, J.N. Mappin married Webb's daughter, Ellen Elizabeth, at a Unitarian chapel in Brixton. He recruited Ellen's brother, George Webb Jun. (1833-1881), as a partner in the firm. In 1862, the company became Mappin & Webb, which recognized Webb's standing and also helped avoid confusion with its competitor Mappin Bros.
So yours would seem to be prior to 1890 and a perfect specimen it is!

~Richard

I just got my first straight razor today and was wondering if anyone has any information on it possibly. I got it at a gun show from a fellow vet.

I really don't think the Mappin and Webb has bone scales. It is indeed a very good brand and in very good condition.

The Wade and Butcher is post 1891 as with the England stamp.
STRAZORS.com - all about classic razors - Wade & Butcher, Sheffield.

Would you kno If my razor is good quality or poor quality?

It's a good brand and very well know. When honed by the right hand the shave will amaze you.

A lot of Mapping & Webb's I've seen had Ivory scales & those almost appear to be Ivory. They are thin because I can see the tang & wedge through the scale in the 2nd pic & both tang in the 3rd pic. I can also see some grain to them in the 2nd pic plus they are pinned w/o collars. I could be wrong but I think they might be Ivory scales.

Thanks for your comment engine46.
Ivory is better than bone any way.
Should I send it out to get restored or just get it shave ready?