John Shepherd was a razor manufacturer (and victualler at The Brown Cow), who was listed in 1774 in Redcroft. In 1787, the address was Hollis Croft. In 1797, the enterprise was styled Shepherd & Sons. The trade mark was ‘WOLF’, below a crown (though ‘VV ROY PARDO HORIDA’ was part of the mark in the 1797 directory). In 1811, J. Shepherd & Sons was listed as a razor manufacturer at Hollis Croft; though by 1816, George Shepherd, razor manufacturer at Solly Street, ha....