George Wood & Sons
Table cutlery produced by this firm was marked: ‘Estd 1793’. Wood is a common name, so tracking the family ancestry is difficult. Probably the enterprise had its roots in George Wood, table knife manufacturer, Exchange Works, Egerton Street, and George Wood & Co, fishing tackle dealer, Pinstone Street. These firms/individuals were active by 1900. George Wood & Sons was listed by the mid-1920s at Swiss Works, 108 Carver Street. It specialised (probably as a factor) in stai....
