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I find "The Dandy of the Dardenelles" rather apt. :)

Regards,
Neil

Bill,

I most definitely did - or did I..? :)

Seriously, I have amended the post, the error being due to my failing eyesight, I suppose - I can not focus on anything at the moment and seem to...

I do believe you are right, Bill (I've got my party-hat on, anyway! :) ) for this particular D. C. Halsted was an American. A New York City Directory for 1854 informs us that he was in hardware:
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I was beginning to think this Tom as the blade (as you so rightly point out) looks remarkably like a W&B.

However, I just cannot get past the mark "Manufactured by D. C. Halsted" - I can't believe...

Wayne - my post from a 2009 thread:

"...Some of those large misshapen holes are not the product of wear and tear - a lot of old razors, particularly pre-1900 ones, had the hole punched in them...

Thanks Tom, but I fear this has been a bit of a fruitless search.

I have searched all of the census returns for Sheffield from 1841 to 1881 with not one hit - plenty of Halsteads but nary a D....