Sheffield Flatware Company Ltd
Established in 1913 (capital £15,000), this firm involved James Dixon & Sons, Walker & Hall, William Hutton & Sons, and Barker Bros (Birmingham). They licensed the American Wilzin process, in which spoons and forks were pressed into shape under heavy dies. Herbert Hutton Jun. and his brother Robert S. Hutton had a major share in the company – though Wm. Hutton’s share was small, and Sheffield Flatware was separate from West Street Works. It was based in Solly Street, where p....
