George Jackson was born in Sheffield in about 1839.   Apparently his first listing in a directory was in 1879 as a pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knife maker.  He occupied workshops at Clarence Works, Bath Street, and was described as ‘well known amongst the local cutlery manufacturers’ (Sheffield Independent, 26 April 1879).  At the London Exhibition of Cutlery (1879), Jackson won a £20 prize for his display, which included a giant sportsman’s knife hafted in stag, which was 8-inches in length, and had 25 articles.   For Ecclesall Liberal Club he made tortoiseshell and gold pocket knives for Mr and Mrs Gladstone (Sheffield Independent, 25 April 1879).  He advertised in Pawson & Brailsford’s Illustrated Guide to Sheffield & Neighbourhood (1889).  At the turn of the century, Jackson was working at Fitzwilliam Lane.   He died at Fitzwilliam Street in 1910, aged 70, and was buried at Burngreave Cemetery on 1 December.