Mottershaw & Rowe Ltd
An advertisement had an establishment date of 1875, but the firm was not registered until 1920 (capital £15,000) by William Henry Mottershaw (1875-1938), George Francis Rowe (1880-1955), J. and H. N. Shreeves, and E. Barnes. Rowe was Lincolnshire-born and had been a partner at Bird’s. Mottershaw was an edge-tool warehouseman, before operating Mottershaw & Co, a cutlery manufacturer in 9 Westfield Terrace. He died at Clarion Club, Hathersage Road, on 18 September 1938, leaving £2,053.&nb....
