Foreman Cutlery Company
This firm was established in 1919 by Clement Foreman Carr, who had been a partner in Carr, Wild & Co. Clement was the son of George Carr, a chemist and dentist, and his wife, Mary. He was apprenticed into the cutlery and silver plate trade. Foreman Cutlery Co was at Foreman Works, Jessop Street, where Carr was partnered by Charles Joseph Hobson (1890-1939). The output was mainly table cutlery and pocket knives. A xylonite fire at the works at Jessop Street highlighted that two workshops were....
