In 1939, John Boardman Ltd was registered as a private company with £100 capital. It was a manufacturer and dealer in cutlery and metal household utensils, and household, domestic, and business ironmongery. A connection with John Boardman & Co has not been found. No office was listed, but the subscribers were Percy Toothill, Figtree Lane; and George W. Taylor, Laird Avenue (Sheffield Telegraph & Daily Independent, 7 March 1939). Percy Toothill (1876-1962) was the grandson of a cutlery manufacturer an....