Brook & Son

Alexander James Steel Brook's father had been employed at Marshalls since 1853, Alexander himself had worked there since 1873. In 1891 they acquired Marshalls, and restyled the business to Brook & Son. They soon appointed Daniel Stewart as designer, and in 1935 it was noted that he had been with Brook & Son for 42 years. Following Alexander's death in 1908, the firm passed to his son, William, who died in 1941.