Just some old British-made files... When we first found these we wondered if they could have been 19th century, and of so, could they be handmade? When did files stop being made by hand? Turns out you could get handmade files in the 1990s. If they had lasted into the 21st Century, we could be buying "artisanal" files today!
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Thomas Jowitt and Sons of Scotia Steel Works, Sheffield. Formerly Jowitt and Batty. No history that I could find but in 1855 they exhibited edge tools. (according to Grace's Guide)
John Peace and Sons, Makers of files.
Again, Grace's Guide has no history but in 1973 the company was bought by Spear and Jackson.
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| Thanks, Inno! |
Hard to make out but it reads, SPENCE & CO. Possibly Geo Spence and Sons who started as a leather merchant in 1888 and is still in business today selling tools and hardware in Leeds UK.
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