This firm was active between about 1931 and 1968 as a manufacturer of stainless and electro-plated table cutlery. Its speciality was canteens of cutlery, which were often cased in ornate wooden cabinets. The ‘Viner’ name is intriguing, especially since some of the firm’s cutlery labels make clear that the items were made by Viners Ltd. The principal of the enterprise was Charles Frederick Hall (later Charles Frederick Viner-Hall), who was born in about 1881. His early life has not....