English pocket fruit knife makers (Sheffield)
100 Eyre Street, Sheffield
Henry Atkin was the son of George Atkin, an 18th-century Sheffield cutler. Henry joined Joseph Law and John Oxley’s established silversmith business in around 1825.
When Joseph Law left the firm in 1829 Henry Atkin and John Oxley formed a partnership specialising in pocket fruit knives.
The partnership was dissolved in 1841 and each went their separate ways, Henry registering his own silver mark in 1841.
Registered Maker’s Marks
“LL” registered with Sheffield Assay Office as Law, Oxley & Atkin 7 October 1824, and as Atkin & Oxley 27 April 1829
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