7003-254 B. DEAN 3/8" side bead. 10" long with wide flat chamfers, clear A mark on toe (3 stars), tip of finial missing on wedge. Unusually, this is not made of beech or birch, and appears to be made of mahogany or some type of fruitwood that has similar grain. A few stains and one ding near toe. Benaiah Dean served as a private in the Revolutionary War and is listed as a carpenter in Massachusetts after the war. Good+ 50-100 (SHN083)