Rodgers Brothers
Rodgers Bros was an edge tool manufacturer, which was established in 1884 and used ‘JOHN BULL’ as its mark. In 1889, Hearnshaw Bros (edge tool makers at Sorby Street Works) acquired the mark and used it on its ‘Celebrated Cutlery’, tools, and electro-plate. When Hearnshaw began stamping cutlery with the words ‘RODGERS BROS, SHEFFIELD’, Joseph Rodgers & Sons Ltd sued Frank M. Hearnshaw and William F. Hearnshaw for trade mark infringement. In 1903, Joseph Rodgers won at....
