Matthew Barnes / Maria Barnes & Son
Barnes’ advertisements in Sheffield directories of 1839 and 1841 featured a quaint engraving of Barnes’ works behind a prim wall. He made scissors, pen, pocket, and table knives and was also a general dealer in cutlery. Matthew Barnes (1803-1848) was the son of George (a cutler) and Mary. The enterprise was listed at Westbar Green (1828) and Cross Smithfield (1833), when Barnes was also running a beer house. After 1837, his address was Allen Street. In the Census (1841), Barnes was l....
