Name on a Knife Blade: Sharpening Links between Cutlery & Communities

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Joseph Garret (c.1791-1872) was born in Ecclesfield – apparently baptised on 5 June 1791, the son of James Garrett. The family made pen and pocket knives at Birley Edge (Dyson, 2012). Joseph Garrett was listed in a Sheffield directory (1787), using the mark ‘1765’. Leader (1905-6)1 recorded Freedoms for James and Joseph Garrett (sons of Joseph at Birley Edge) in 1780 and 1791, respectively. Possibly, the Joseph baptised in 1791 was the grandson of the ‘1765’ Joseph.....

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Joseph Garrett & Sons