William Greaves manufactured files, saws, edge tools and spring steel – the company also became a well- known manufacturer of straight razors.
William Greaves & Sons 1724 – 1877
Sheaf Works – Middletown
1780 – 1816 William Greaves
1823 – Sheaf Works established
1816 – 1850 William Greaves & Sons
1849 – taken over by Thomas Turton & Sons
1860 – Frederick Thorpe Mappin buys and keeps name
1884 – Mappin registers 4 trademarks that had been used –
1 – Spur with T.T.S.
2 – T Turton
3 – T Turton & Sons Sheaf Works
4 – Thos. Turton & Sons
New York outlet taken over by B J Eyre
(Thomas had 2 brothers, Frank and William who also used the Turton name in the file & Forge business.)
There was also a John Robert Turton in Sheffield at the same time with same product line.
1869 – John Turton – Vulcan Works and Ladywood Works
1872 – 1878 Turton & Lawton
1878 – Frederick Lawton leaves the company – briefly becomes John Turton & Company
John’s 2 sons join – becomes John Turton & Sons
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