Christopher Bowler Hall
Born in Heeley in 1856, this scissors manufacturer was the son of Charles Hall and wife, Sarah. Charles was an umbrella handle maker, then clerk to a scissors maker. Christopher established his business in about 1881 (according to a vanity publication, Industries of Sheffield, 1888). He was based at 117 Eldon Street and manufactured (or factored) fine scissors and tailors’ shears. During the 1890s, the address was Trafalgar Lane. Christopher B. Hall died at 260 Rockingham Street in 1898, a....
