Gladwin Ltd
Sam Gladwin was born in Sheffield in 1884, the son of John Henry (a collector for sewing machines) and his wife, Theresa. Sam’s father died in 1893, aged 33, and was buried at Wardsend Cemetery. He was raised by his mother in straitened circumstances, but he found work as a silversmith (training as a saw piercer). In about 1903, Sam apparently began working for himself. In 1912, he appeared in a directory as a Britannia metal ware manufacturer in Eyre Street. He married in 1913. ....
