Robert Skidmore / William Skidmore
Robert Skidmore (baptised in Eyam in 1737) was a common scissors maker, who in the 1780s was in New Street, Sheffield (trade mark ‘EYAM’). He was the son of Samuel and was apparently apprenticed to scissors smith George Beal of Stannington. His Freedom was granted in 1764. By 1797, the business was ‘& Son’ in Carver Street. Robert’s sons were George (1769-1810) and Joseph (1776-1835), who had served apprenticeships with their father and were granted Freedoms in 1791 a....
