hilldweller Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Many years ago we lived next door to an old lady who was the widow of a chap called Verdon Parramore. He died well before the war leaving a son who moved to Rugby. When he died his widow kept the firm going for a while using old blanks I think. When Mrs. Parramore died the son cleared the house and found a cardboard box full of identical pocket knives. He gave me one as a keepsake. It's a fine knife with very sharp steel blades, brass & I think bone scales. Looking through an old Kelly's director his works were described as "Progress Works," Sudbury Street which disappeared under the Kelvin Flats Development. The workmanship puts some other articles produced in sheffield to shame. hilldweller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leksand Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 19 hours ago, hilldweller said: Many years ago we lived next door to an old lady who was the widow of a chap called Verdon Parramore. He died well before the war leaving a son who moved to Rugby. When he died his widow kept the firm going for a while using old blanks I think. When Mrs. Parramore died the son cleared the house and found a cardboard box full of identical pocket knives. He gave me one as a keepsake. It's a fine knife with very sharp steel blades, brass & I think bone scales. Looking through an old Kelly's director his works were described as "Progress Works," Sudbury Street which disappeared under the Kelvin Flats Development. The workmanship puts some other articles produced in sheffield to shame. hilldweller Sudbury Street (formerly Suffolk) is in Portmahon and so lies a little to the south-east of Kelvin. It's still there in some form, just about. I was a little suprised to stumble across it last time I was in town. The recent photo below is on the opposite side to where the Progress Works would have been [original note revised], at the Malinda Street intersection. If you can beleive it, student residences now occupy their former site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welney Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 My grandfather and his two brothers were partners in a file manufacturer, James Leigh and Sons Ltd, who were based at Progress Works, Sudbury Street. The firm was established in 1870 and was taken over by John Bedford and Sons in 1925. I presume Parramore took over the works after they ceased trading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Progress Works, published 1925 Progress Works, published 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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