Edward Barnes & Sons
Edward Barnes (c.1796-1876) was first listed in 1828 as a pen and pocket knife maker in Hollis Croft. In 1833, he was based in Meadow Street; then, at the beginning of the 1840s, moved to Hammond Street. By 1845, when he had been joined by his sons – Isaac (1822-1896) and Edward Jun. (1828-1864) – the address was Solly Street and Wheeldon Street. Edward Barnes & Sons was a prolific maker of knives for the American market before the Civil War. Appropriately, the trade mark w....
