H. Brooksbank (Sheffield) Ltd
The founder was Herbert Brooksbank (1869-1947), who was the son of Barnett (a table knife cutler) and his wife, Sarah. Herbert apparently started in 1900 as a table knife hafter, who was based in Trafalgar Street and specialised in metal handles. In the Census (1911), he described himself as an ‘aluminium cutler’. Also based in Trafalgar Street was Willis Brooksbank (Herbert’s brother), who was a spelter bolster manufacturer. In the interwar period, Willis continued to operate in Tra....
