Richard Parkin & Son
Richard Parkin was apparently born in Sheffield on 8 July 1798, the son of William (a white metal smith) and his wife, Mary. Richard’s career in cutlery began by 1834 when he partnered his brother Thomas Parkin in Thomas & Richard Parkin, a Britannia metal enterprise, in Campo Lane. Earlier directory entries suggest that he had been an earthenware dealer and had married Edith, a milliner and dressmaker. The partnership with Thomas was short-lived and Richard later started his own enterprise in Cam....
