Hiram Wild Ltd
Hiram Wild (1843-1924) was born in Sheffield, the son of Joseph – a table knife grinder – and his wife, Harriet. Hiram followed his father’s trade and apparently started his enterprise in 1864. In the following year, he was awarded £3 10s (£3.50) for loss of earnings at Globe Works due to the Sheffield Flood. (According to an undocumented company account, Wild rescued a local landowner’s son from the Sheffield Flood and the £200 reward enabled him to start his busin....
