William Walton (Sheffield) Ltd
William Walton was a leading manufacturer of butchers’ steels. It was apparently established in 1795 by William Walton (c.1784-1868), who was first listed in 1841 in Trafalgar Street. He died on 4 August 1868, aged 84, and was buried in Ecclesfield (leaving nearly £3,000). The firm was continued by his son, William, who in 1861 employed four men. This had increased to eight or nine men and boys by 1881. According to The Ironmonger, 14 September 1878, in butchers’ steels ‘....
