Francis Corden Goodlad (1875-1951) was the son of a file cutter. He worked as a stationary engine driver, but in 1922 was listed in a Sheffield directory as a table knife cutler, New Street. By 1925, he was a cutlery manufacturer in Jessop Street. In about 1938, the business was registered as a limited liability company, after Francis had brought his son, Francis Arnold Goodlad (1902-1959), into the firm. It is known to have made stainless steel table knives for the mass market and also carving sets. Goodlad’s wa....