Sheffield Edge Tool makers.pdf

taniforth & Co., Thomas (Manuftrs of scythes, sickles,files etc.).Residing at Grenoside, in 1905.Recorded in: Whites Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham.Staton, Septimus (Sickle and reaping hook manufacturer).Residing at Mosbrough, in 1871.Recorded in: Whites Sheffield & District Directory - 1871.Statou, Nathan (Sickle and hook manufacturer).Residing at Mosbro, in 1825.Recorded in: Gells 1825 Directory of Sheffield.Turner, George (Sickle manufacturer).Residing at Dronfield, in 1825.Recorded in: Gells 1825 Directory of Sheffield.Turner, William (Sickle and reaping hook manufacturer).Residing at Mosbrough, in 1871.Recorded in: Whites Sheffield & District Directory - 1871Further searches showed 525 entries for *grinder, 587 entries for *grinder*, 337entries for cutler, 628 entries for *cutler and 1632 entries for *cutler*.The ‘Occupation’ search uses exact word match, but the insertion of a wildcard (*)finds other entries.Notes:Ledger Blade: a stationary shearing blade in a machine for shearing the nap of cloth.Spiral Blade: a rotating shearing blade in a machine for shearing the nap of cloth, c.f. alawnmower blade. Edwin Beard Budding who invented the lawnmower c 1830 got theidea after seeing a woollen cloth shearing machine in one of the local mills near Stroudin Gloucestershire (UK).