John Shaw & Sons
John Shaw (c.1816-1879) was a razor manufacturer, who worked (and lived) in Copper Street by the 1830s. He was born in Stannington. He may have been the son of Joseph Shaw, who was also a razor maker living next door in Copper Street. In 1850, John Shaw was sued in trade mark case by Charles Pitts because Shaw had used a mark resembling Pitts’ cannon mark. The case was dismissed.John Shaw died in Copper Street on 24 April 1879, aged 63, and was buried at Wardsend Cemetery. The firm c....
