R. T. Hides
Several generations of the Hides family were active in the Sheffield cutlery industry, claiming to have started around 1709/1790 and are listed in Sheffield & Rotherham Directory's during the 1800 and 1900s.Robert Timm Hides (1819-1875) was the son Robert Hides, listed as a 'Hafter Presser', occupying premises at Orchard Street. Following Robert Hides death the business was purchased by his two sons George Hides (1815-1887) and Robert Timm Hides, however the brothers were involved in a legal feud ....
