Viners Ltd
From humble beginnings, Viners became the largest cutlery factory in the country by the 1970s. Its specialities were household plated holloware and flatware, including all types of table knives. The founders were a Jewish family (originally named Viener), who arrived from Germany in the late nineteenth century. By 1901, they lived in Mile End, London, where Ludwig Viener – the head of the family – was an auctioneer. One of Ludwig’s sons was Adolph Viner, a commercial traveller, whose....
