Danks & Leggett Ltd
This firm, which manufactured table cutlery (including stainless varieties), was registered in 1929 (capital £500) at 146 Eyre Street. The partners were Charles Edward Danks (1872-1958) and George Frederick Leggett (1869-1954). Danks was the son of Samuel, a school teacher, and his wife, Anna. Leggett was the son of Frank, a file hardener in Attercliffe, and his wife, Mary Ann. Both held managerial positions by 1911: Danks in a cutlery works; and Leggett in a cutlery warehouse. By 19....
