Thomas Hardy & Sons
Thomas Hardy (1822-1892) was the son of John Hardy and his wife, Mary. His brother was Robert E. Hardy. Thomas was listed in 1845 as a maker of pearl and polished steel articles, button hooks, and corkscrews in Sheffield Moor. By the mid-1850s, Thomas was at Milton Street. He advertised regularly in directories, offering cutlery, dressing case instruments, nail and champagne nippers, and nutcrackers. The firm won a Prize Medal for its dressing case instruments at the Great Exhibition....
