Hubert M. Fawsitt & Company
An advertisement (1892) provided an establishment date of 1832, though this probably refers to the company that Fawsitt took over – Henry Youle. Fawsitt’s was a merchant, which sold fine table cutlery, pocket and hunting knives, razors, and scissors at Wentworth Works, Burgess Street. South Africa was evidently one of its export markets. The owner was apparently Hubert Morland Fawsitt, who had been born in Scotland. In 1890, he sold the business to Colquhoun & Cadman, Douglas Works, 11....
