Joseph Blackwell & Son
Joseph Blackwell was born in Sheffield in about 1810. He was the son of a Bradfield spring-knife cutler, John Blackwell (born c. 1785). By 1833, Joseph had apparently started knife making in Radford Street. In the Census (1841) he was a cutler in Jericho, living with his wife Easter (sometimes spelled Esther) and three sons. (Intriguingly, two Joseph Blackwells were listed in the 1845 directory – one in New Jericho Street, the other in Jericho Street.) By 1851, Joseph had moved to St....
