Henry Allcard & Company
Henry Allcard (1816-1880) was born in Sheffield, the son of James Allcard (a joiner) and his wife, Dinah. In about 1845, Henry partnered William N. Edgill in Allcard & Edgill, which sold scissors, razors, and surgical instruments in Union Lane. The partnership ended in 1849. Henry Allcard & Co then appeared in Sheffield directories as a manufacturer of surgical instruments, trusses, syringes, scissors, and razors, at 214 Rockingham Street – the same address as his father’s building busin....
