Established in 1908, this electro-plate firm was based at Sykes Works, Eyre Street.  Its founders were Charles Marples (1864-1950), Walter Talbot Wingfield (1879-1946), and Harry Wilkins (c.1887-1939).   The latter had been born in Connecticut and was the stepson of Charles Marples.   In 1917, Wingfield left the partnership to run George Lee & Co.  In the 1930s, the firm took over Bramwell & Co and the address was Portland Works, Hill Street.   Marples, Wingfield & Wilkins had showrooms at Bartlett’s Buildings, Holborn Circus.  They were described as ‘silversmiths, who specialise in hand-hammered pewter, which is one of the most attractive and artistic products of the craft’ (Sheffield Daily Independent Industrial Supplement, 30 December 1937).
 
Wilkins died on 17 January 1939, leaving £625.   By 1948, it was a limited company in Fitzwilliam Street.  Its last business address was Sidney Street, until it was struck off the register in 1964.  The company used Bramwell’s ‘RELIABLE’ mark and picture of a coffer dam.  Electro-plated and pewter teapots and flatware were the main products.