Joseph Rodgers & Sons
Sounding suspiciously like Sheffield’s premier maker (see Joseph Rodgers & Sons Ltd), this scissors and spring knife maker apparently started in about 1860. The first address was Smithfield, but in 1864 Joseph Rodgers & Sons advertised from Exchange Works, Edgerton Street. In 1868, the partners, living in Pearl Street, were Joseph (aged about 50) and his son, Joseph Jun. (aged about 25). The history then becomes obscure, with Joseph Rodgers & Sons listed in Edgerton Street in 1871 (with Jo....
