Over 500 hands were employed.
Frontage of R. F. Mosley's Portland Works. The Alexander Clark signage is faked (as Clark was a retailer in London). Mosley owned the factory, but was in co-partnership with Clark's.
For a history of Clark and R. F. Mosley, see Tweedale's Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers, 1740-2013 (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 683.82 SQ) |