George Platts & Son Ltd
According to a company profile (Quality, March 1957), this scissors manufacturer was established in Bernard Lane in 1845. Apparently, it displayed at the Great Exhibition (1851), though its name did not appear in reports of that event. In 1851, George was a scissors grinder in Granville Street. His first directory listing was in 1860, when he was a scissors manufacturer, glass, and china dealer in Granville Street. In 1862, he was listed as an earthenware dealer. In 1864, George Platts, scissors....
