B. Worth & Sons
This firm was launched by (William) Beeston Himsworth (1854-1944), who had been born in Sheffield. He was the son of William Himsworth, a razor grinder and shopkeeper, and his wife, Sarah. The family had apparently been involved with the cutlery trade since the early eighteenth century. Beeston learned razor grinding from his father at Rodgers’ Top Wheel, Norfolk Street, and then in 1874 launched B. Worth, registering half his name – ‘WORTH’ – as a trade mark (probably to make ....
