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Hawksworth, Eyre and Co
From Graces Guide
of 60 and 62 Rockingham Street, Sheffield
c1798 Company established as Blagden, Hogson and Co, Sheffield Plate manufacturers
1821 Charles Hawksworth and John Eyre were the successors of Blagden, Hogson & Co.
1833 Charles Hawksworth and John Eyre founded Hawksworth, Eyre & Co at White Rails, Sheffield
1851 Participants at the Great Exhibition showing a wide range of their silver and electroplate production.
1869 The Hawksworth and Eyre partnership was dissolved; the business was continued under the same style by James Kebberling Bembridge, Thomas Hall and George Woodhouse.
1873 Hall and Woodhouse retired leaving Bembridge in charge.
1873 Incorporated as a limited company.
1892 Established London showrooms, silversmiths, platers, electrogilders and platers, silver and plate lamp manufacturers.
1914 Manufacturing silversmiths, electro-platers and plated cutlers. Specialities: silver goods suitable for presentation, especially candlesticks, candelabra and lamps, bowls, cups, trays, salvers etc. Employees 120. [1]
1932/3 Hawksworth, Eyre & Co went into liquidation; the dies and goodwill were purchased by Ellis and Co (Birmingham) Ltd.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Silver collection