Ray Rieser Sunday, March 5, 2023 12:01 p.m. | Sunday, March 5, 2023 12:01 p.m. Prior to the 19th century, there was a general state of illiteracy in society, with education confined to the upper ...

Joseph Gillott, a pioneering figure in the world of steel pen manufacturing and a passionate art collector, was born in Sheffield on October 11, 1799. The son of a cutlery worker, he started his ...