Clark & Company (Sheffield) Ltd
This cutlery and electro-plate manufacturer first appeared in a directory in 1922. The address was 82 Backfields in the town centre. The partners were two silver finishers, Ernest Ibbotson (1884-1958) and Alfred Charles Gosling (1879-1955). Ibbotson was from the Park district and the son of Joseph, a file forger, and his wife Annie. Gosling was the son of a joiner (and also the father of K. Gosling. It is not known why the business was so named. In 1925, Clark & Co (Sheffield) Ltd was ....
