Knife & fork
In 1845, the Malinda Works were occupied by Hoole and
Brooksbank. Abram Brooksbank, a Londoner who moved to Sheffield in
the 1840s, was related to Hoole by marriage and invested in the
business after it had fallen on hard times. He became Hoole's
partner. The company was listed as 'merchants, steel refiners and
file, saw, scissor, table, shoe and butchers knife
manufacturers'.
William Hoole died in 1849, and Brooksbank took over the
business, specialising in table knives and the more common types of
folding cutlery.
Brooksbank's trademark was a cannon and the word 'defiance'.
This fork and knife were manufactured by Abram Brooksbank of
Malinda Works in Sheffield, around 1850 - 1900. Both the small
three pronged fork, and the wide steel blade knife, have handles
made from an antler worn smooth with a metal dome fitted on the
end.
Object no :
DMDM046a, DMDM046b
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
(knife) L 188mm, (fork) L 173mm
Materials :
iron alloy, steel, bone, antler
Location :
NA
Accession number :
(knife) DUMFM:1971.81.1, (fork) DUMFM:1957.76.5
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council
