Sam Hancock
The Sheffield directory (1951) has a thumbnail advertisement for Sam Hancock. He was an obscure maker, but typical of the many backstreet cutlers in the post-war era. Although it has not been possible to confirm the information, he may have been the Sam Hancock (1904-1971), who was the son of Sam Hancock, a table knife grinder, and his wife Mary. Sam occupied a small workshop in Mappin Street, with his redoubtable wife Flo, and together they produced sheath knives. Hancock employed a couple of w....
