George Beal
Maker's Mark
An image of the maker's mark for George Beal Senior, reproduced from Gales & Martin (1787). The mark consists of three elements, stacked horizontally from top to bottom as follows: the outline of a heart; the letter "K"; the letter "X".
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George BealEntry/Object ID
2025.4.8Tags
beal, sheffield, heart, k, x, cross, pue, cutlers' companyDescription
Gales & Martin (1787) has two entries for common scissor manufacturers names George Beal: George Junior and George Senior. Both are recorded as working at Bradfield (a village on the outskirts of Sheffield, approximately five miles from the current city centre). The maker's mark for George Senior consists of three elements stacked horizontally, from top to bottom: the outline of a heart; the letter "K"; and the letter "X". George Junior's mark consists of a cross above the letters "PUE". In Robinson's (1797) a George Beal is recorded as a common scissor manufacturer in Stannington (a village within the parish of Bradfield, and approximately three miles from the current city centre). In Brownell's Trade Directory (1817) there was a scissor manufacturer named George Beal at Spring Street, which is in the West Bar area on the edge of the city centre. Their marks would have been registered with the Cutlers' Company, Sheffield.Category
Manufacturers