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| James Marriot square trowel, photo by Steve Roche |
The family who spelled their name as Marriott and Marriot were makers of foundry moulding tools in Sheffield, UK. The earliest reference found is to Frederick Marriott, a moulders tool maker of 210 Park Hill Lane. He was
injured in the Great Sheffield Flood and awarded compensation 27 April 1865. The next references are in
White's Sheffield & District Directory of 1871, with F. Marriott, masons' tool maker, and James Marriott, blacksmith, both on Blonk St., Sheffield.
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| White's Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham, 1911 |
In 1905 and 1911,
White's Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham recorded James Marriott, moulders' tool maker, of 18
Joiner Street, Sheffield. In 1925,
Sheffield & Rotherham Kelly's Directory has John Marriott, moulders' tool manufacturer, still at 18 Joiner Street, with Francis E. Fretwell as proprietor.
I have not been able to find a history of the firm on
Grace's Guide or elsewhere on the internet. The few tools I located are clearly stamped J. or JAMES MARRIOT SHEFFIELD. Thank you to Steve Roche for the photographs of his Marriot square trowel.
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| James Marriot heart and square |
My father was a brass moulder and would only use marriot tools he thought the more common moks tools inferiour.
ReplyDeleteI have a towel with name F. Marriot looks the same as the one pictured above.
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