Axe & Wright Ltd
Axe & Wright appeared in a directory in 1921 at Trafalgar Street, as a manufacturer of stainless table cutlery and cutlery canteens. The partners were George Arthur Axe (1894-1969) and John William Wright. Axe was the son of Arthur, a file forger, and his wife, Clara. In 1923, George Axe bought out his partner, but in 1925 was bankrupt with debts of nearly £500. By the late 1920s, he was trading again as Axe & Wright at Universe Works, Mary Street. In 1931 he also registered Cash M....
