Thread: Lockwood Brothers

I wasn't sure how to do this but I posted a razor in Show and Tell trying to find some history.
Here is some of what I have turned up so far. Nothing on actual razors beyond the Pampa.

"Messrs. John Sorby and Sons.— Among the best known and most celebrated manufacturers of edge tools in Sheffield are Messrs. Lockwood Brothers,ofArundel-street,andJohn Sorby and Sons,of Spital-hill. These two names have long represented one and the same firm, and the two factories, though in distant parts of the town, are in immediate communication by telephone. The firm now consists ofMr.JosephLockwood,his son,and nephews. The ancestors of the firm began business at Ecclesfield at a date not precisely known, but more than a century ago, records of business they did in 1767 being still in existence. Nor is the time of the removal to Sheffield precisely known ; but apparatus was discovered at a recent stock-taking, showing that the old firm carried on a considerable business here in those early days when retail shops were few, and manufacturers provided in a much more general way than is now permitted or necessary for the multifarious wants of their work people. We have already referred to the firm in connection with the manufacture of cutlery. They are also considerable manufacturers of steel, files and saws as well as edge tools. Our illustrations of steel melting, page 275, and file forging on page 275, are both taken from their works in Arundel-street. From the latter it will be seen that the enterprise of the firm had led them to adopt steam machinery in the forging of
files. While availing themselves
of the latest appliances of machinery so far as they can be used with advantage, they adhere rigidly to hand labour in all operations affecting the quality of the goods. The chief markets of the firm are Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Canada and the continent to Europe. In France and neighbouring States their tools have a specially high reputation. Messrs. Lockwood have not greatly cultivated international exhibitions, but their important continental connections induced them to compete at Paris in 1855, when they received a first-class medal for excellence. The great speciality of the firm is the manufacture of sheep shears, which they carry on at the works on Spital-hill. The manufacture is long and complicated, but some of the numerous operations are very interesting. The forger is supplied with flat rods of iron cut into lengths of about fifteen inches ;this he " moods " by broadening the two ends for the blades, and then laying the centre edgewise on the anvil and flattening it transversely for the bow and shanks."

Sorry for the nearly unreadable copy/paste above. Here is the link which has most likely been sited here already: https://books.google.com/books?id=0L...ffield&f=false
You can find Lockwood Brothers in the index as well as information on a lot of other Sheffield manufacturers.

They made some FINE razors.




Got one way older than that one but I can't find a pic of it at the moment. It is one of my favorite shavers.

Is that an ostridge on the blade? I love the history behind my favorite shavers, I find it fascinating!

Another reference to Lockwood Brothers: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-any-info.html
See post #8