William & George Urton
In 1776, William Urton was granted the trade mark ‘URTON’. In 1787, William and George Urton (possibly brothers) were listed as pen and pocket knife cutlers at Colston Croft (trade mark ‘URTON TAGLIO’). In the following year, William Urton registered a silver mark at Hall Street. William and George later traded at Norfolk Street, but in 1791 were also in possession of a dwelling house with workshops at the bottom of New Hall Street, which was off Westbar (Sheffield Register, 15 April....
