Description: This razor is marked on the tang with the maker's mark for Fine India Steel as well as the dating mark for King William IV, which puts it between 1830 and 1837, the years of his rule. The handle is made of horn and fastened with brass pins.

History: William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. The third son of George III and younger brother and successor to George IV, he was the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover. William served in the Royal Navy in his youth and was, both during his reign and afterwards, nicknamed the "Sailor King". He served in North America and the Caribbean, but saw little actual fighting. In 1789, he was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. Since his two older brothers died without leaving legitimate issue, he inherited the throne when he was 64 years old. His reign saw several reforms: the poor law was updated, child labour restricted, slavery abolished in nearly all the British Empire, and the British electoral system refashioned by the Reform Act 1832. Though William did not engage in politics as much as his brother or his father, he was the last monarch to appoint a prime minister contrary to the will of Parliament. Through his brother, the Viceroy of Hanover, he granted his German kingdom a short-lived liberal constitution.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 0.14 | Height(in) = 6.5 | Width(in) = 1 | Depth(in) = 0.25

Size of Artwork(in): 6.5 x 1"

Artist Name: Fine India Steel

Medium: Steel, Horn

Circa: C. 1830

Slight crack above the topmost pin. Mild blackening of the steel.