Shore & Son
This business was launched by George Clarke Shore, who was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, in about 1805. He was listed in Sheffield in 1841 as a commercial traveller. By 1845, he was described as a cutlery merchant and manufacturer, Broom Parade. By then, he had joined Joseph Fenton to establish Fenton & Shore – the forerunner of Joseph Fenton & Sons. In 1857, the partnership with Fenton was dissolved. Shore & Bagshaw then appeared (with Robert Bagshaw), but this was disso....
