Thread: Another unknown

It certainly looks like HC Trenery never made razors, but he could have sold them. The censuses from 1881 to 1901 have him as a nut and bolt manufacturer. He left 4572 pounds 12s 6d when he died, which was a considerable sum at that time.

Originally Posted by Maladroit

He could be the Henry Clapp Trenery who died at Sheffield in 1909 aged 67. Further work required; I'll see what Ancestry turns up in the census lists.

Thanks, you could be right.
bouschie came up with the same dates earlier (see post above).
Cripes, this is turning into an episode of "Who do you think you are"
Brilliant! Thanks for your help, can't wait for the next episode

Originally Posted by Maladroit

It certainly looks like HC Trenery never made razors, but he could have sold them. The censuses from 1881 to 1901 have him as a nut and bolt manufacturer. He left 4572 pounds 12s 6d when he died, which was a considerable sum at that time.

And all I got was this b****y razor

Originally Posted by Maladroit

It certainly looks like HC Trenery never made razors, but he could have sold them. The censuses from 1881 to 1901 have him as a nut and bolt manufacturer. He left 4572 pounds 12s 6d when he died, which was a considerable sum at that time.

Interesting Maladroit, possibly not unusual for a Sheffield razor of that era to be marketed under another manufacturers name. Then again I wouldn't be surprised to see a few come out of a "nuts and bolts" factory either.

It's a pity we can't see any lists of the people who worked for Trenery; if any of them were cutlers it would be a strong indicator of razor manufacture. Alas, that sort of data is hard to come by.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Interesting Maladroit, possibly not unusual for a Sheffield razor of that era to be marketed under another manufacturers name. Then again I wouldn't be surprised to see a few come out of a "nuts and bolts" factory either.

Hi Grazor, why would that be? Surely there wouldn't have been that much profit in just marketing razors, given the amount that were being manufactured elsewhere in the same city?

Just found this;
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/.../2456/data.pdf
so it looks like he wasn't in business for very long?

Originally Posted by gromowski45

Just found this;
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/.../2456/data.pdf
so it looks like he wasn't in business for very long?

A nice find, and I would say it gives credence that it was in fact manufactured by Trenery.