Photos How old could this Wade & Butcher straight razor be?

[JT d'Eastwood]

 

[killgar]

Welcome to Bladeforums JT.

I'm no authority on straight razors, but if the razor was imported into and sold in the US, and if it doesn't say "England" on it (I don't see "England"), then I would say it was made before 1891. The reason being that in 1890 a law was passed in the US (McKinley Tariff Act) that required all items imported into the US to be marked with the country of origin.

Of course if you aren't in the US, or if someone brought the razor into the US themselves as personal property, then this wouldn't apply.

 

[JT d'Eastwood]

We are in Kentucky, as were all my family in the 19th century. The likely owner died in 1897.

 

[garry3]

Post 1900, that's all I've got, not an expert.