John & William Ragg
Ragg’s was among the first to start traditional razor making (Richard Ragg, a cutler in Ecclesfield in 1601, was apparently a distant ancestor). And it was the last to finish. In 1831, John Ragg (1801-1851) and William Gould Ragg (c.1809-1865) took over the family business at Johnson Street, off Nursery Street. They were the sons of Joseph Ragg (c.1774-1839) and Ann Ragg (c.1781-1842). Joseph was a scissors smith and was listed in directories between 1822 and 1833 as a scissors manufacturer in Nursery Street. He ....
