Thread: Another Tally Ho

Ah! Those were sometimes sold with a blade etch that said "ADAMANTINE EDGE"

Wade & Butcher sold them as "The Celebrated Old Army Razor 1776". They seem to have been a fad between 1845ish and 1855ish. A search on 'Celebrated Old Army Razor' will turn up a lot of them.


Here's my pair of the W&B version:



Henry Lummus' first Antique's article has a picture of one of the Fenney models.

It's possible to assign a rough date to them because there's an 1851 advertisement for the Wade & Butcher model and the Fenney versions come in both Fred Fenney and C.T. Bingham versions, showing they were made near the end of Fenney's life and just after Bingham took over.

Thanks very much Zak, I was wondering the vintage of this particular design. I had seen them before but couldn't place what or where. Really looking forward to getting after this razor but have many in line, too many maybe... nah

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

Thanks very much Zak, I was wondering the vintage of this particular design. I had seen them before but couldn't place what or where. Really looking forward to getting after this razor but have many in line, too many maybe... nah

They’re some of the easiest razors to strop. That oversized tang is super-easy to just flip with your thumb when it’s on the strop.