Located in Sheffield, England at the Arundel Works, 39 Arundel Street. About 1850, Charles Congreave opened an import agency in New York City at 58 Maiden Lane. By 1855, it was Congreave & Son, and in 1857 they moved to 13 Cliff Street and opened a wholesale hardware & cutlery store. Congreave was the exclusive importer of Wostenholm’s I*XL cutlery during this period. This company manufactured “Bowie” type knives, among other kinds of cutlery.
c 1825-1865