Thomas Turner and Co
Cutlery maker, of Suffolk Works, Sheffield
Ditto Address. Telephone: Sheffield 20111. Cables: "Renrut Sheffield". (1947)
1802 Company established by Thomas Turner and continued by his sons Thomas Turner, Benjamin Thorne Turner and William Thorne Turner
1893 On 4 July, Thomas Turner sold his business and premises (Suffolk Works, Sheffield) to brothers Albert John Hobson and Wilfred Hobson.[1]
1898 T. Turner: Encore razor (see advert)
1898 Amalgamated with Wingfield, Rowbotham and Co.
1914 Manufacturers of crucible steel, saws, files, table and pocket cutlery, scissors, razors, edge tools and electro-plate. Specialities: Joseph Hayward and Co's celebrated "Kettle" brand pen and pocket knives. Employees 800. [2]
1918 "Thomas Turner and Co. (Sheffield) Limited - Private company. Registered January 1. Capital £50,000 in £1 shares. To take over the business of steel, cutlery and plate manufacturers carried on by Thomas Turner and Co and Wingfield Rowbotham and Co at Suffolk Works, Sheffield, and elsewhere. Subscribers, (each with one share) are:- A J Hobson, Suffolk Works, Sheffield, manufacturer; W Hobson, Suffolk Works, Sheffield, manufacturer. Joint Governing Directors, A J Hobson and W Hobson."[3]
c1922 Amalgamated with other cutlery companies to form a company named Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers.[4]. Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers Ltd was registered 8 May 1919 with a capital of £100.[5] The intent was to form a holding company to "centralise and coordinate six existing and well established concerns", including Thomas Turner and Co. Under the provisions of the scheme, each company was to carry on its existing business in its own name under its existing Board. Nothing is reported of this amalgamation until 1922 by which time the capital was £100,000 in preference shares and £250,000 in ordinary shares. A J Hobson was a director.[6]
1923 April 20th. Death of Sir Albert John Hobson.
1929 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of "Royal" Safety Razor Blades and "Royal" Shaving Soaps. Showing in conjunction with Robert W. Phillips. (Stand No. M.4) [7]
1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fiar. Manufacturers of Canteens, Flatware, Hotelware, Safety Razor Blades, Cutlery, Scissors, Pocket Knives, Pewterware, Butchers Knives, Slicers, Palette and Cooks' Knives. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. D.1676) [8]
1951 Thomas Turner and Co (Cutlers, Sheffield) - makers of Pedigree cutlery (see advert)
By 1961 was a member of the Viner Group (see advert)
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - 6 July 1893
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 5 Jan 1918
- ↑ The Engineer 1925/11/20
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - 15 May 1919
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 20 Sep 1922
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair p169
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair p279