WILKINSON SWORD CO. Antique Razor with Strop

This vintage Wilkenson 7 Day Razor, Empire Model, in it's original art deco metal case with felt lining is marked on the razor: Wilkinson / Patent #321115 / Made In England. 
Wilkinson Sword’s origins date back over 200 years. The company’s founder, Henry Nock, set up the business in 1772. An acclaimed gun maker, Nock already had premises in the City of London on Ludgate Street and workshops nearby. On Nock’s death in 1805, Wilkinson inherited the business. His son, Henry Wilkinson, subsequently moved the company to Pall Mall and extended the company’s business from bayonet making to sword manufacturing. In 1877, the company moved once more – expanding into bigger premises in Chelsea. In 1879 the business was established as a private company called The Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd. From the 1890s onwards, Wilkinson Sword steadily expanded its product range. By the turn of the century, over 5,000 products were sold from the company’s Pall Mall showroom, ranging from bayonets and swords to cut-throat razors and the revolutionary Wilkinson Sword safety razors which were introduced in 1898. 
The 3 blades have the days of the week on them with the Wilkinson Sword Co. / Made In England on one side of the blade and a picture of Beasley Smith on the other. Strope in it's own holder. The case measures 1 1/2 inches by 4 7/8 inches by 2 1/4 inches. A great addition to any Vintage Shaving or Razor Collection.