Very Nice Find!
The name looks to be an engraved copy of the signiture of Mr Bailey,,not just a random lettering style.
When done like that as an image of the persons true signiture, it can be very helpful when digging for information on the individual.
Old records, licenses, ect often have a signiture on them and can be compared with the engraved facsimile.
The engraver when tasked with doing a persons signiture usually puts extra effort into 'getting it correct'. So it's usually very close or spot on to a pen on paper signiture.
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