Morris and Yeomans knitting pins manufacturers history online resources fall through the end of the Victorian period and throughout the Edwardian period.
This business was not out of the extraordinary if compared with other impressive inventors and steel industry innovators. As a matter of fact, Morris and Yeomans inventions were overshadowed by other Worcestershire steel industry manufacturers ,
"Invention and Success
Ichabod Washburn (1798-1888) came from Millbury to Worcester in 1818 without money or family ties, and thirty years later he ranked among the city’s richest and most influential citizens. Washburn was best known of his generation of men-men with mechanical talent and ambition who were attracted to Worcester by the opportunity to prosper in the growing sector. He established a company for making wire in 1831 and over time developed key innovations in its manufacture. When he died in 1868, the company was the largest wire making firm in America. It was valued at one million dollars." in
However, Morris and Yeomans products were quite popular and to me illustrate the transition from the Victorian to Edwardian eras through the use of their materials and the weight the business had in Social history, for example Morris and Yeomans hair pins were quite fashionable and appealing to women.
This brought me to gather the following resources .
A. ONLINE ARCHIVES USED FOR REFERENCE AND CHRONOLOGY:
1. British Library Patents in Great Britain 1617-1899 Online access British patents.pdf 15/04/2021
2. "Registered Design Number : 6195 . Proprietor : Morris and Yeomans" in British National Archives. Online access Useful Registered Design Number: 6195. Proprietor: Morris and Yeomans. Address:... | The National Archives 15/04/2021
3. 'Patent Application GB190223534A Improvements in Appliances for use in Making Lace by Hand in Espace Net patent search . Online Access GB190223534A_Original_document_20210416195434.pdf 16/04/2021 19:01
4. Registered Design Number : 4282 . Proprietor : Morris and Yeomans" in British National Archives. Online access Useful Registered Design Number: 4282. Proprietor: Morris and Yeomans. Address:... | The National Archives 16/04/2021 19:10
5. Evidence that Morris and Yeomans were registered as Needles manufacturers in *p16445coll4_79286.pdf Online access via University of Leicester Special Collections Online Search Results - Special Collections 16/04/2021
6. 1918 Directory of Manufacturers in Engineering and Allied Trades in Grace's Guide to British Industrial History , Online access via 1918 Directory of Manufacturers in Engineering and Allied Trades: Company M - Graces Guide 16/04/2021
7. Evidence that other textile manufacturers commission or warranted work to Morris and Yeomans Manufacturers is in these 3 items warranted to them by Thomas Stevens Coventry Ltd Woven Labels Stevengraph Works , available online here 16/04/2021 22.38
8. Worcestershire Bennett's Business Directory , Morris and Yeomans advert here 16/04/2021 22,51
9. ''THE "KAURKUK"/ M. & Y.'S Patent (No. 3813),/ Cork Handle Crochet Hook/ MORRIS & YEOMANS, LTD., ASTWOOD BANK, REDDICH/ Made in England/ HANDLE AND 3 HOOKS. TIME THE TEST/ TRADEMARK'. in Bristol City Council Museum Collection here Accessed 17/04/2021 01:10
10. Morris and Yeoman Knitting needle holder, wooden, Knitting needle holder, wooden - Waikato Museum Accessed 17/04/2021 01:41
11. Knitting Needles Brand manufacturers with pictures illustrative of the needles, packaging and brief history. Fantastic work by ABCDOCZ.COM which can be accessed here
B. OBJECTS USED FOR STUDY:
1. MORRIS AND YEOMAN KNITTING PINS DATED 1876
2. MORRIS AND YEOMAN'S " THE KAURKUK- CORK HANDLED CROCHET HOOKS'
C. MAGAZINES ADVERTS SCANNED OR PHOTOGRAPHED BY ME TO ADD TO THIS BLOG HISTORY POST ON MORRIS AND YEOMAN'S MANUFACTURERS COMPETITORS AND BUSINESSES SERVING THE SAME CUSTOMERS .
D. THE COMMISSIONERS OF PATENTS OFFICE, Number 28 , 1879 Accessed via Google Books here 17/04/2021 02:01 am
In page 463
In page 1608
Specifications of Inventions...: Record 1: 1617-1875. (1872). United Kingdom: Patent Office.
F. REPOSITORIES FOR WORCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVE AND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICE
G. REPOSITORIES FOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
G.1. REGISTERED PATENT 6195
G.2. REGISTERED DESIGN 4282
G.3.
REGISTERED PATENT DESIGN 346027
G.4. REGISTERED PATENT DESIGN 18270
G.5. REGISTERED PATENT DESIGN 17855
G.6. REGISTERED PATENT DESIGN 338126
G.7.
Assignment from Ellen Morris of Astwood Bank, co. Worc., widow of Joseph Morris, late of Astwood Bank, needle manufacturer, deceased, to Henry Yeomans of Astwood Bank, needle manufacturer, of the share of the said Joseph Morris in a business carried on with the said Henry Yeomans, and of the household effects and tenancy of the dwelling house of the said Joseph Morris
G.8. REGISTERED DESIGN 310834
The resources listed above are relevant in marking this era of evolution of the crochet and knitting tools not only by reflecting the transition from wire to steel ( pay particular attention to the two cones of knitting pins and how the materials differ in material and appearance), but also because are resources informing us of the social history and economic business context of the time.
Best wishes,
Ariane
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