Emil Berek & Company
Emil Berek’s original name was Berkowski. He was born in Poland on 19 April 1922 and arrived in England after 1945. He worked at J. Y. Cowlishaw and later occupied a workshop in the same building as razor maker, C. Myers, in Athol Road. He acquired Cowlishaw’s name and mark and launched a successful business as a cutlery factor and stainless steel jewellery manufacturer. He was naturalised in 1968. One pocket knife he produced for Wilkinson Sword had a Wharncliffe blade at one end, a....
