Henry Bramah traded as an ironmonger on Fargate, taking over the business from J. Miller around 1849.  In an advert announcing the take-over, Henry describes himself as "Coppersmith, Brazier, Tin & Iron Plate and Patent Zinc worker" and "late foreman to J. Miller".

He was born in Rotherham in 1823, the son of Thomas Bramah, a cordwainer and Hannah his wife.  He married Elizabeth Wells in 1850 and they had at least 7 children.  Henry Bramah died in January 1905, aged 81 and is buried in Norton cemetery. 

We believe this Suffolk knife (see image) would have been made in the late 19th-century for Henry Bramah, possibly by Thomas Turner & Co. of Suffolk Works.  The Suffolk Knife was a registered table-knife pattern associated with Turners and replaced their earlier “Wellington Knife” (see Turner entry for more details).  It is described (1879) as having a full-length tang, an internal lock pin, and a tell-tale oval rivet at the butt end of the handle.  These construction details are what collectors look for.