Hall & Colley
Colleys were involved in cutlery since at least the late eighteenth century (William Colley, Thomas & Joseph Colley, Colley Bros, Hargreaves, Smith & Co, Wingfield, Rowbotham, and Manico). Hall & Colley was first listed in 1845 as a merchant/manufacturer of scissors, razors, and table knives in Eyre Lane. It made Bowie knives. The company used the mark of Edward Barber: ‘CUTLER TO HER MAJESTY’. It may have been the ‘successor’ to Colley & Co. One of the pr....
