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Hawcroft & Pearson

Hawcroft & Pearson

by Zak Jarvis | Feb 5, 2013 | Lesser Known Sheffield, Razors

Hawcroft & Pearson are first listed as operating from Eldon street in 1834. It’s hard to say if that’s when the business was founded.

The Watchmaker’s Circle

The Watchmaker’s Circle

by Zak Jarvis | Feb 1, 2013 | Historical Advertising, Historical Perspective, Razors

Benjamin Huntsman wanted to make better watch springs. He went to great lengths to do it, supposedly burying his failed experiments so no one else would find them.

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