John Eyre & Company
John Eyre (c.1749-1834) was listed in 1774 as a table knife cutler in Smithfield, using the trade mark ‘EXTRA’. He had moved to China [Cheney] Square by 1787, when he was also described as a merchant and factor. In 1797, John Eyre & Co was listed in the local directory as a table knife maker at Coalpit Lane. In 1805, he was appointed Master Cutler. In 1818, Eyre registered a silver mark from Coalpit Lane. Table cutlery remained the firm’s speciality in the 1820s....
