“The Pearl” is stamped on the front of the tang. Henry Cowlishaw is first listed in the Connecticut Business Directory in 1881, as a “maker of knives and razors.” The business was at the rear of 177 Asylum, Hartford, Connecticut. In 1888, his address was 169 Pearl, and in 1894 162 Pearl. In 1911, he was at 176 Pearl, listed under cutlers & grinders in the New England Business Directory.
c 1881-1911