Charles Heald & Son
Charles Heald (1863-1949) was born in Sheffield, the son of Henry (a razor scale presser), and Elizabeth. Henry died in 1869. By 1901, Charles was a cutlery manufacturer at Bridge Street Works, where Henry Platts had operated. Heald acquired Platt’s mark (‘CLIMAX’) and his foundation date (1853). By 1911, Heald was a table knife manufacturer at Westhill Lane, off Eldon Street. He was joined by his son, Hubert Heald (1895-1948), and by the mid-1920s Charles Heald & Son opera....
