A seldom seen early Wm. Stenton

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A Wm. Stenton 11/16 near wedge with a fancy arris spine and upper and lower jimps. The glaze finished blade faces and crocus finished spine and tang contrast nicely. The GR sovereign stamp dates the razor 1820 to 1830. Tweedale's Directory has him working for Naylor & Sanderson from 1820 to 1829. The broken original black horn scales were copied in honey horn thinned to .110 thickness along with a lead wedge and brass pins and collars. The in work picture is off the 400 grit belt and the bevel set on a 1K.