Hutton, William, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Walker & Hall Ltd
- Dixon, James, & Sons Ltd
- Barker Brothers Ltd
- Sheffield Flatware Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Cutlery, razors, scissors, etc, production
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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
Publications:
- Notes on the History of William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield and Birmingham by Hutton, R S
- Recollections of a Technologist by Hutton, R S
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Walker & Hall Ltd
- Dixon, James, & Sons Ltd
- Barker Brothers Ltd
- Sheffield Flatware Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
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 1930Publications:
- Notes on the History of William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield and Birmingham by Hutton, R S
- Recollections of a Technologist by Hutton, R S