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Johnson and Appleyards Sheffield – Based in Rotherham and Sheffield, Joseph Appleyard was a cabinetmaker, upholsterer, gilder and furnisher. He ran the firm with his three sons and in 1879, they took over the Sheffield furniture-making business, ‘William Johnson & Sons’ of Sheffield. They then began trading as ‘Johnson & Appleyards Ltd’. They specialised in bedroom furniture and especially large, impressive wardrobes.
