George Gill & Sons (Sheffield) Ltd
In 1901, this firm was listed in Eyre Street at the former address of George Gill & Son. This George Gill (c.1838-1908) had been a spring-knife manufacturer at Portland Works in West Street and then Randall Street (see R. F. Mosley). He died on 7 December 1908, leaving £363 to his wife, Patty Pink, and their sons. These included George Alfred Pink Gill (1861-1940), who next directed the firm from Eyre Lane. In about 1921, the enterprise moved to St Philip’s Road; and in 1923 registered....
