Maturi
Lawn & Garden Equipment in Birmingham, West Midlands
Coming from Italy, Anthony Maturi began sharpening knives and scissors on the now famous bicycle. Realising that this was far from the perfect way to grind, he opened a specialist workshop in Ladypool Road and later moved to the present bigger site at Coventry Road, Small Heath. Professional sharpening is still a major part of todays work and skills have been passed down from Father to Son. It is estimated that to date over 3 million scissors have been sharpened and knives too numerous to count. In the early 1920's, Anthony decided to expand into the new lawnmower market, along with shear and saw sharpening.