George Newbould
George Newbould was born in Sheffield on 13 June 1818, the son of William, a cutler, and his wife, Frances. He was first associated with Newbould Bros. In 1858, George Newbould advertised in a Birmingham directory from Dixon Works in Arundel Street, as a manufacturer of secure horn handle table cutlery and ‘all kinds of cutlery for home and export’. In 1861, he employed four men and two women. He apparently specialised in Bowie knives, as he appeared in a directory listing (1865) of Bowie m....
