Edwin Hunter
Edwin Hunter (1813-1873) was a prominent maker of scissors. His enterprise vied with the leaders in the trade – such as Gibbins, Hobson, and Wilkinson – and he was a regular supplier of scissors to Joseph Rodgers & Sons. He was baptised in Sheffield in 1813, the son of George (a scissors smith) and Elizabeth. In 1837, he married Mary (1813-1855), the daughter of cutlery manufacturer, Robert Hudson. They had three sons: Edwin (1846-1864), Willis (1848-1914), and Frederick (1855-1862).&n....
