John Rowbotham & Company
John Rowbotham – one of the founding Guardians of the Sheffield Assay Office – was one of the first Sheffield platers to register a mark. The date was 20 September 1773 and the mark was the seventh in the register. It was registered jointly from Norfolk Street with William Hancock, who was the son of Joseph Hancock. Rowbotham’s partners also included William Birks, and Benjamin and Joseph Withers (see Birks, Withers & Sykes), John Wreaks, and Roger Wilson. William Hancock withdre....
