Walter Walker (1847-1930) was born in Sheffield, the son of Samuel Walker, a tailor, and his wife, Harriet.  By the 1870s, Walter was a silver piercer and stamper at 108 Rockingham Street.  His catalogue from Western Works in Rockingham Street (a copy of which was provided to the author, courtesy of Herbert Housley) shows that Walker supplied a wide range of cake baskets, sugar dishes, trays, and cruets.  These ornate products would usually be ordered by other Sheffield makers, who would then brand and sell them as their own.  Walter Walker & Co was listed in Rockingham Street until after the First World War.  In about 1929, Walker’s was incorporated into Henry Leah & Sons, which was another silver stamping firm that supplied the trade from a factory in Cambridge Street.  Walter Walker, of Eltham Lodge, Millhouses Lane, died on 23 November 1930, aged 83, at Sister Mawhoods Nursing Home in Clarkehouse Lane.  He left £12,340.