Hutton, William, & Sons Ltd

Sectors:

  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Cutlery, razors, scissors, etc, production
  • Luxury / consumer goods production Silverplated & electroplated products manufacture

Notes:

Established at Birmingham in 1800 as silver platers. Moved to Sheffield c1830 and in 1843 acquired a licence from Elkington & Co to use their electroplating process. 1864 known as William Hutton & Sons. Incorporated 1893. By 1907 employing c800. c1914, with Walker & Hall Ltd, James Dixon & Sons Ltd and Barker Brothers Ltd, established Sheffield Flatware Co Ltd to make cutlery using a pioneering French process; closed 1921. Goodwill of Huttons acquired by James Dixon & Sons Ltd in 1930

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