Bird & Company (Sheffield) 1914 Ltd
Edward Bird (1870-1916) was born in South Molton, Devon, the son of John Bird (a railway clerk) and his wife, Emma. By 1871, he was in Sheffield. He became a merchant’s clerk and then alongside William John Hardy (unidentified) operated the Practical Cutlery Co (formed by 1876 as a merchant and manufacturer of table, butchers’, and spear knives at Zebra Works in Union Lane). The manager was Joseph Axelby. Under William John Hardy and Edward Bird, razors, scissors, saws, and files were prod....
