Robinson & Oates
A manufacturer of table cutlery and butchers’ knives, this partnership appeared in 1898 (when it registered a silver mark). It was based at 47 Eyre Lane and the partners were Ernest Bamford Robinson (1867-1938) and Thomas Oates (1869-1937). Robinson was a Sheffielder; Oates had been born in Doncaster. By 1911, the address was Challenge Works, 47 Eyre Lane. The marks included ‘909’ (granted in 1791) and the names of George Hancock & Sons, Ramsden & Co, and Harrison Bros. ....
