Broadhead & Atkin (R. Broadhead & Company)
The ancestor of this firm was Broadhead, Gurney & Co. One of the partners was Samuel Broadhead, whose son was Rogers Broadhead (1807-1876). In 1833, Rogers was listed in Queen Street as a manufacturer of Britannia metal goods and spoons, having perhaps inherited his father’s business. Also residing in the same street was Charles Atkin, a table knife manufacturer in Workhouse Croft. Broadhead & Atkin was listed in North Street in 1837, making Britannia metal goods and spoons. An adv....
