H. Tolputt & Company Ltd
Herbert Tolputt (1878-1934) was born in Brighton, the son of William B. Tolputt (a Sheffield dentist from Folkestone) and his wife Phillis Annie. In 1901, Herbert was unemployed and living with his parents in Glossop Road. Between 1904 and 1909, he acquired experience in the cutlery, agricultural implements, and light engineering industry. He apparently worked in the warehouse of Parkin & Marshall getting up orders and dispatching goods. According to his own account, engineering was his hobb....
