Royse Brothers Ltd
This scissors firm can be traced to Herbert Frankland Smith (1852-1918), who in the 1890s joined Joseph Edley as a dressing case manufacturer. Smith & Edley ended in 1899. H. Frankland Smith & Co moved to Queen’s Road, but after Smith died on 23 April 1918 (leaving £3,470) Royse Bros became the ‘successor’, selling ladies’ work boxes, manicure tools, and scissors. The owners were Walter Royse (1888-1959) and John Royse (1875-1945), who were the sons of Walter and Hannah Royse. The ....
