Wilkinson Sword Company Ltd
Wilkinson Sword – now a well-known brand of safety razor – began in the 1770s as a London gun and sword smith (Shadbolt, 20111). In the nineteenth century, Wilkinson’s relied on Sheffield for steel and by the 1880s also advertised in the local press for grinders (apparently unsuccessfully). When Wilkinson’s began recruiting German personnel at its King’s Road workshops in London, the Sheffield newspapers followed the resulting controversy with interest (Sheffield Independent, 1 November, 2....
