Samuel C. Wragg
Samuel C. Wragg (1807-1865) worked in Furnace Hill – a backstreet on a hill near the town centre. It was a hive of workshops and courtyards that produced fine cutlery, though living conditions were poor. Samuel C. Wragg (the ‘C’ denotes Christopher) specialised in spring knives – and especially in knives made for America before the Civil War. Several of his dirks and Bowie knives have survived in American collections. Some are depicted in Flayderman (2004)1 and almost all....
