manah

Originally Posted by manah

The razor was made by John Shaw & Sons.
John Shaw(1816-1879) was a razor manufacturer, who worked (and lived) in Copper Street. He was born in Stannington. Possibly he may have been the son of Joseph Shaw, who was also a razor maker living next door in Copper Street. John remained in Copper Street throughout his career and eventually brought his sons - Thomas, Frederick, and John - into the business (another son, Joseph, died in 1873, aged 33). John Shaw died in Copper Street on 24 April

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