In 1933, this cutlery manufacturer first appeared in a directory in Reed Street.  The owner was Maurice Stables (1897-1970), who was the son of John Henry Stables – a spring-knife blade forger – and his wife, Florence.  Maurice began his career as an errand boy.  As a manufacturer, he concentrated on electro-plated and chromium table cutlery.  One speciality was boxed sets of ‘Loxley’ pattern pastry forks, marked ‘M.S. LTD EPNS’.  Stables’ advertising stated that the pattern’s name derived from the River Loxley, where an ancestor had a grinding wheel.  In 1935, Stables’ became ‘Ltd’ with £100 capital and Stables and Richard Morton as directors.  The address was Eldon Street.  After the Second World War, the location was Stable Works, Edward Street.  In the early 1950s, an advertisement for ‘STABLE BRAND’ cutlery appeared in International Cutler, which stated that the firm undertook contract orders for the Government.  Maurice Stables died in 1970, aged 72.  He left £8,203.  His firm was liquidated.