Glossop & Nutt was a merchant and table knife manufacturer, which involved two families connected by marriage. The chief partner was John Rhodes Glossop (c.1793-1843). His early life is obscure, though on 20 Janu-ary 1793 an individual of that name (the son of George and Lydia) was baptised at Masbrough Independent Chapel, Rotherham. In 1819, when Glossop was living in York, he married Mrs Mary Story at Chester-le-Street, near Durham. They had a daughter, Ann (1822-1876). In 1830, John....