Edward Furness & Sons
The Furness family was involved in the manufacture of Barlow knives in Stannington. Luke Furnace [sic] was listed in 1787 as a maker of ‘spotted knives’ in 1787, using the mark ‘1760’. In the early 1800s, several Furnace / Furniss members (George, John, Robert, and Robert Jun.) were making pocket knives in Stannington. The most prominent family line stemmed from Matthew Furness (c. 1808-1875) and his wife Eliza (c. 1812-?). They had several sons: Enos (c....
