Kirk & Matz Ltd
Kirk & Matz was an American cutlery importer with Sheffield links. The business can be traced to Herman Victor Matz (1913-1970), who had been born at Staten Island, New York. His wife, Ruth Kaethe Wirsing (1917-2013), came to America from Dresden, Germany, before the War. In 1940, they were living in New York, where Herman was an export clerk at an asbestos company and Ruth was a secretary at a cutlery concern. In the early 1950s, Herman operated the Peerless Tool Company in New York. He also developed links with Sheffie....
