James Cam & Company
The Cam family was active in Sheffield in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. The family branches are difficult to trace, but it is clear that Cams specialised in the edge tool trade. However, some Cams also manufactured or factored traditional cutlery products. Perhaps the most prominent of the early firms was James Cam & Co, which by 1774 was a file maker in Westbar, but soon moved to Norfolk Street and became a merchant and manufacturer of scythes, saws, files, sheep shears, and a ste....
