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|Date=19th century
 
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Simply marked "Made and Ground in Sheffield"  Possibly Wade & Butcher
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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.
 
 
This straight razor is only marked "Made and Ground in Sheffield" on the obverse shank.
 
  
 
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.

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