John Hardy
John Hardy (1790-1876) was the son of Robert, a cutler, and Hannah. He was listed in 1828 as a maker of button hooks and corkscrews in Furnival Street. By 1833, he partnered Henry Hardy (unidentified) in Union Place as a manufacturer of plated dessert knives, stilettos, tweezers, nail files, and corkscrews. He lived in Hanover Street. John and Henry dissolved their partnership in 1836. By 1839, John had moved to Burgess Street. An advertisement in Drake’s Road Book (1840) showed that....
