WADE AND BUTCHER "IMPROVED TANG" STRAIGHT RAZOR - LATE 1800s - SHAVE READY

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WADE AND BUTCHER EXTRA LONG MONKEY TAIL "IMPROVED TANG"   - ONE OF AN ORIGINAL SEVEN DAY SET MADE IN THE LATE 1800s FOR NEW YORK FIRM CURLEY TM "ARISTOS" - HAND POLISHED AND HONED TO SHAVE -
SOME SCRATCHES AND STAINS  -
EDGE RESTORED ON JAPANESE STONES THRU 16K AND STROPPED ON LINEN AND SMOOTH LEATHER-  - VERY LIGHT ETCHING IS MORE VISIBLE IN CERTAIN LIGHTING CONDITIONS - THE SCALES ARE GOOD- TYPICAL WEAR -  THE PIVOT PIN SHOWS A HISTORY OF PEENING FOR TENSION - THE BLADE PIVOTS AND CENTERS PROPERLY -SEE ALL PHOTOS FOR CONDITION