J. H. Peace & Company
Joseph Henry Peace (1867-1937) was born in Sheffield, the son of George Peace – a scissors forger in Bernard Street – and his wife, Jane. Joseph followed his father’s trade and by 1893 was in business at Frugal Works, Button Lane (formerly the address of Henry Toothill). Directories listed him as a manufacturer of scissors, razors, pocket, and table knives. But this was directory ‘copy’: he mostly produced razors and scissors. Button Lane was a grimy backstree....
