[joke1176]

I never thought I would duplicate the luck of finding a W&B for under 40 dollars at an antique store....
Until I hit some shops in Warsaw MO this afternoon. Haw haw haw.

I saw some earlier threads with full hollow W&B's and I thought to myself, "Self, it sure would be neato to have a full hollow Wade and Butcher of my own".





I usually post pics of my acquisitions after I clean, polish, and hone em, but I couldn't wait to post some "before" shots.













I haven't decided if I want to take the patina off, and put a nice shine on her, or get rid of the small amount of rust on the spine and let her antique finish go.

At any rate, even after just washing it in soapy water, it catches arm hairs! It won't pop em, but I still thought that was pretty cool.

[fpessanha]

Joe:

Thanks for posting this... she's a beautiful razor. And in great shape too... little and quite even hone wear, the bevel seems quite good... and the scales seem in pretty good shape, too.

Great grab! You are the master of flea market thefts!

EDIT - and if you want my opinion... keep the patina. It gives her an unbeatable look...

[onimaru55]

Good buy.

A fine looking W&B and a good price.
Ditto on keeping the patina. Looks 100%.

I bet a little polish on the tang will even it out similar to the blade. IMHO.

[joke1176]

I'm thinking so too. I will start with least aggressive and work my way up!

[fpessanha]

I was thinking... anybody has an idea of how old this beauty is? I was thinking... late 1800's. My guess...
Thanks!

[joke1176]

this info comes from Straight Razor Manufacturers and Dates of Operation. They have darn near every maker on that site!

WADE & BUTCHER
Successor to Robert Wade; succeeded by Butcher, Brown & Butcher
Sheffield
1818-1890 ("Old Sheffield Razors" by Lummus. Antiques, December 1922 p.261-267)

since it's a full hollow, I am guessing 1890.

[fpessanha]

Lovely, Joe! Thanks!