John Watson, Pass & Company / John Watson & Son
John Watson (c.1769-1835), a partner in silver plater Kirkby, Waterhouse & Co (see Waterhouse, Hatfield), registered his own silver mark in 1795 at Furnace Hill. He was listed in the Sheffield directory (1797) as a silver and plated goods manufacturer. He then became the principal in John Watson, Pass & Co, which was located at Hartshead. His partner was John Pass. They did not register a silver mark, but had an office in London and exported to North America and the West Indies. In....
