According to an advertisement, Hill Bros was established in 1909.  Apparently, the brothers were Henry (1883-1969) and Arthur (1884-?).  They were the sons of Henry Hill (1856-1939), a silversmith, and Ann Elizabeth (d.1932).  After 1910, Henry Jun. was listed in directories as a manufacturing silversmith at 23 Furnival Street.  Hill Bros made its appearance in 1919 as an electro-plater at 47 Eyre Lane.   In 1920, Gregory, Hill & Co Ltd was formed, with £2,500 capital.  It was a silversmith and electro-plater at 47 Eyre Lane.  Besides Henry and Arthur Hill, the directors included George Gregory (a silversmith) and John Dennell (a dentist).  The firm was placed in receivership by debenture holders in October 1923. In 1925, George Gregory offered for sale the silversmiths business at 39 Eyre Street.  It included the stock, plant, and six workshops.  Gregory announced that he was ‘leaving town’ (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 6 January 1925).

In the Sheffield directory (1922), H. & A. Hill was listed at 244 (back of) Rockingham Street.  After 1925, the address was 23 Eyre Street.  Arthur’s subsequent career is unknown, but Henry continued to run Hill Bros.  In 1939, he was a ‘silversmith (master)’, living at Glenalmond Road.  Henry Sen. died on 9 February 1939, aged 82, leaving £180.  He was buried at City Road Cemetery.  Henry Jun. continued as a director into the 1950s.  Apparently, he died in Sheffield on 12 April 1969, leaving £6,150.  In 1963, Hill Bros was incorporated under new owners and moved to Suffolk Road.  The frontage stated that it was a silversmiths and manufacturer of bias buffs (a polisher used for intricate work) for the metal finishing industry.  The firm was wound up in 2001.  When the surrounding buildings were demolished in 2015, the derelict premises of Hill Bros (and an adjacent factory of W. W. Laycock & Sons) were preserved.