Frank Cobb & Company Ltd
Frank Cobb (1878-1957), the son of Frank (an engine turner) and Martha, was raised in Petre Street. After working as a clerk in an electro-plate factory, in 1903 he founded a business in West Street. He transferred three years later to Howard Works, Howard Street. He made plated goods and registered silver marks at Sheffield Assay Office in 1903, 1905, and 1907. In the difficult 1920s and early 1930s, Cobb prospered. In 1923, he purchased Boardman, Glossop & Co, Clarence Works, Pond Street; ....
