Isaac Barnes
Isaac Barnes appeared in a Sheffield directory in 1833 as a pen-knife manufacturer in Earl Street. It is not known if there was a family link with Isaac Barnes, Campo Lane. By 1837, Isaac Barnes was a pen, pocket, and lock knife manufacturer in Broad Lane. Barnes advertised in 1839 and 1845, when he was based at Leicester Street Works, making fine spring knives, sportsman’s knives and dirks. Isaac was aged about 30 in 1840 and lived with a son, Isaac, aged about four. In ....
