E. Blurton (Stourbridge)
Edward Bluton (1819 -1911) was a High Street jeweller in Stourbridge. He was the son of John Blurton (1787-1856, who was a watch and clock maker in the town. John died on 20 May 1856, aged 68, and Edward inherited the business. It had specialised in long grandfather clocks, but Edward transformed it into a more typical high street jeweller. It sold presentation plate and clocks and had an optician’s department. Another outlet was opened at Dudley. At the start of the 1890s, Edward handed over to his son, Richard Albert....
