Smith & Horton
This manufacturer of electro-plated spoons and forks was briefly active in the early 1850s. The partners were John Smith and Richard Griffiths Horton (bapt. 1828-1900). Little is known about the former, though John Smith Sen. and John Smith Jun. appeared in a Sheffield directory in 1845 as silversmiths at Weigh Lane. John Jun. assisted his father as a clerk. By 1849, John Smith was involved in making (or selling) plated goods at Arundel Street. In 1850, Smith moved from 26 Arundel Street to the ....
