Jeremiah Waterhouse
Information on this cutler is scanty. However, he is notable because in the Sheffield directory (1774) he is one of only three makers listed as a ‘cuttoe’ maker (the others were Joseph Wilson and William Gillat). This word (probably a modification of the French ‘couteaux’) referred to a clasp (pocket) knife. Such a knife, made by Waterhouse with a square-tipped blade, is illustrated in Moore (2021)1. Waterhouse, who operated at Scotland Street, also made table knives. &nbs....
