The partners were Ernest Paget (1878-1955) and Thomas Frederick Senior (1862-1944). They were Sheffield-born. The former was the son of George Paget, an engine tenter, and his wife, Sarah (daughter of Joseph Wostenholm). After leaving school, Ernest served an apprenticeship with Mappin & Webb and served time as a cutlery warehouse clerk. In 1905, when he married Constance Mary Johnston (the daughter of an engineer) at Hathersage, he stated his profession as a cutlery manager. Thomas Frederick Senior was ....