James Neill & Company (Sheffield) Ltd
Established in 1899 by James Neill (1858-1930) – the son of a wealthy Rotherham industrialist, George Neill (1831-1899) – this firm manufactured crucible steel. In 1904, it occupied Composite Works, Napier Street. Neill branched into tools, especially hacksaws and saws by taking over Spear & Jackson. After the First World War, James Neill also began the manufacture of safety razors, using the trade mark ‘ECLIPSE’, which had earlier been used by Gilbert Bros. The blades were....
