Isaac Barnes / George Barnes
Isaac Barnes, pen and pocket knife maker, was listed in 1774, 1787 and 1797 in Campo Lane, using the mark ‘BARNES’. Leader (1876)1 described him as ‘one of the old school of manufacturers’ and one of the oldest spring-knife makers, with a residence and workshop at the corner of Campo Lane and Lee Croft. A ground plan has survived from 1784, which showed a property of 240 square yards, near Josephus Parkin. Isaac was active into the 1790s. A dissolution notice for Is....
