Timothy Thompson

Entity

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Maker's Mark: An image of the maker's mark for Timothy Thompson. The mark consists of the letter "T" above the letter "P".
Maker's Mark

An image of the maker's mark for Timothy Thompson. The mark consists of the letter "T" above the letter "P".

Name/Title

Timothy Thompson

Entry/Object ID

2025.4.45

Tags

thompson, p, t, tp, sheffield, maker's mark

Description

Timothy Thompson is listed as a common scissor manufacturer at Attercliffe in Gales & Martin (1787). Attercliffe is a suburb to the north east of the current city centre, and would have been a rural community at the time. His mark is the letter "T" above the letter "P". There are further listings for scissor makers named Timothy Thompson at Attercliffe - but with no marks recorded - in: Robinson's, 1797 Wardle & Bentham, 1814 Brownell, 1817

Category

Manufacturers, Makers' Marks

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

March 5, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

March 5, 2025