Sheffield Silver Plate & Cutlery Company (1923) Ltd
This firm was established in 1913 to manufacture spoons and forks, using the Wilzin process (in which flatware was formed under heavy presses). The process had been invented by Arthur Wilzin, who was the Paris director of an American company, E. W. Bliss & Co. SSP&C was financed with £10,000 capital and organised by Heeley Silver Rolling & Wire Mills, which was owned by the family members of Mappin & Webb. A new factory was built at Priestley Street. In 1917, Mappin & W....
