George William Thornton Ltd
George William Thornton (1885-1950) was born in Sheffield, the son of William Thornton (described in the Census, 1881, as a ‘hammer driver’, then a decade later as a table blade maker) and his wife, Lilly. By 1911, George William was a table blade forger (employer) in Fitzwilliam Street. His brother, Fred, was assisting in the business. In 1919, George was based in Trafalgar Street. During the 1920s, the firm began mass producing blades. By 1929, it was rolling annually 300 ton....
