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|Manufacturer=Unknown - Simply marked "Made and Ground in Sheffield"
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|Manufacturer=Wade & Butcher
 
 
Possibly Wade & Butcher
 
 
|Model=Unknown
 
|Model=Unknown
 
|Region=Sheffield, England
 
|Region=Sheffield, England
|Date=Uknown
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|Date=19th century
|Grind=Section
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|Grind=Microtome
|Size=6/8 Square Point
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|Size=6/8
|Image=[[image:Sheffield - Sectional microtome grind.jpg|150x150px]][[image:Sheffield - Sectional microtome 1.jpg|800x150px]][[image:Sheffield - Sectional microtome 2.jpg|800x150px]]
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|Point=Square
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|Spine Decoration=none
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|Shoulder=1 stabilizer
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|Jimps=None
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|Scales=Horn
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|Steel=Carbon
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|Image=[[image:Sheffield - Sectional microtome grind.jpg|200px]] [[image:Sheffield - Sectional microtome 1.jpg|700px]] [[image:Sheffield - Sectional microtome 2.jpg|700px]]
 
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This straight razor is only marked "Made and Ground in Sheffield" on the obverse shank.
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This straight razor is only marked "Made and Ground in Sheffield" on the obverse shank.  It was distributed by Charles Adam Cutler & Grinder at 36 Front Street in Rochester, NY.
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The grind type is noted in Ken Hawley's note on open razors<ref>http://www.shef.ac.uk/hawley/collection/notes/open-razors/razor-grinding.html</ref> and is commonly referred to in the SRP forums as a microtome.
  
The grind type is noted in Ken Hawley's note on open razors<ref>http://www.shef.ac.uk/hawley/collection/notes/open-razors/razor-grinding.html</ref> and is commonly referred to in the SRP forums as a microtome
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[table=head]Fields|Data
Manufacturer| Wade & Butcher
Region| Sheffield, England
Date| 19th century
Size| 6/8
Point| Square
Shoulder| 1 stabilizer
Jimps| None
Scales| Horn
Steel| Carbon

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Manufacturer Wade & Butcher
Model Unknown
Region Sheffield, England
Date 19th century
"19th century" contains a sequence that could not be interpreted against an available match matrix for date components.
Grind Microtome
Size 6/8
Point Square
Shoulder 1 stabilizer
Spine Decoration none
Jimps None
Scales Horn
Steel Carbon
Image Sheffield - Sectional microtome grind.jpg Sheffield - Sectional microtome 1.jpg Sheffield - Sectional microtome 2.jpg


This straight razor is only marked "Made and Ground in Sheffield" on the obverse shank. It was distributed by Charles Adam Cutler & Grinder at 36 Front Street in Rochester, NY.

The grind type is noted in Ken Hawley's note on open razors[1] and is commonly referred to in the SRP forums as a microtome.

References[edit | edit source]