Sykes & Company
Sykes & Co manufactured silver-hafted table knives, under John Sykes (1745-1816) and Dennis Sykes (1748-1819). They were the sons of John, a filesmith, whose family came from Derbyshire (Roberts, 18621). In 1773, John and Dennis were partners in Birks, Withers & Sykes. This ended in 1780. Between 1781 and 1810, Sykes’ and Withers’ remained connected and combined their skills. Sykes’ was a specialist in silver handles for table knives (according to Bradbury, 19122, they ....
