This is the most comprehensive directory of the Sheffield cutlery industry ever compiled. It contains over 1,600 histories of knife, razor, scissors, silver-plate, and surgical instrument makers.
• Famous names, such as Joseph Rodgers, Mappin, Wostenholm, and Walker & Hall are included, besides hundreds of smaller enterprises.
• Each profile has detailed trade mark and genealogical information. Hundreds of illustrations document the factories, personalities, and cutlery products.
• Introductory chapters outline the history of the world’s greatest cutlery centre.
• It is a major resource for historians, genealogists, collectors, and anyone interested in traditional crafts.
