W. Gillott & Son (Pearl Works) Ltd
Gillott’s supplied the trade with mother-of-pearl and also finished knife handles and spoons made from that material. It was established in 1897 by a father and son: George William Gillott (1851-1921) and Edmund Arnold Gillott (1877-1937). The former was the son of William Edmund Gillott, a warehouseman and bookkeeper, and his wife, Sarah Ann. George William was trained as a pearl carver and cutter. In the Census (1901), George William was described as a 49-year-old pearl manufacture....
