J. Hatfield & Co Ltd
The founder was Joe Hatfield (1874-1933), who was the son of Charles Hadfield (a brass turner) and his wife, Sarah. The family was living at Porter Street in 1881, when Charles was running a grocery shop at the home address. Joe became a table knife cutler. By 1901, when he was living at John Street, he was working as a table knife manager. He apparently started his own business during the First World War. In 1916, he was listed in a directory as a cutlery manufacturer at Cemetery Ro....
