Thomas Fox Howard
Thomas Fox Howard (1837-1899) was a lancet and fleam manufacturer. He was the son of William Howard, a lancet maker in Queen Street, and his wife, Mary. William died on 22 March 1873, aged 60, and was buried in Burngreave in a dissenter’s grave. Apparently, Thomas was trained for eleven years by his grandfather, lancet maker John Howard. In 1859, Thomas announced to merchants and sport’s knife makers that he manufactured knife lancets of every description at 19 Carver Street (S....
