James Lowe & Sons
In 1851, James Lowe was a 38 year-old ‘manufacturer master’ employing 25 men. In the following year, he was listed as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at 73 Eyre Street. (Richard Lowe who had worked at 167 Eyre Street in 1849, may have been a relative.) In 1858, the business appeared as James Lowe & Sons, Eyre Street, in a Birmingham trade advertisement. Another advertisement in 1861 stated that amongst its products was a ‘newly-invented pencil knife suitable for all countries....
