Joseph Levick & Son / Levick Brothers
Tradition has it that the name ‘Levick’ came from the Low Countries, when immigrants from Holland settled around Eckington as scythe smiths (though possibly the name is simply the local pronunciation of Levitt). Either way, this cutlery family made its mark in several ventures, which can be traced to the late eighteenth century, when John Levick & Son was listed in 1787 as a pen and pocket knife cutler. The location was Pond Lane; the trade mark was ‘LEVIK MERIT’. John Levick die....
