James Blyde & Son
The entrepreneurial Blyde family was active in the scissors, surgical instrument, and pocket-knife trades by the mid-nineteenth century. The key figure was James Blyde (1804-1888). He was apparently born on 23 September 1804, the son of James (a scissors smith) and his wife, Sarah. In 1841, he was listed as a 35-year-old scissors manufacturer in Broomhall Street. His sons included Edwin, James, John, and William. His eldest daughter was Sarah Ellison Blyde, who briefly partnered her brothers.&nb....
