George Walker (1816-1881)
George Walker (1816-1881) of Walker and Hall
Mr. George Walker worked for Mr. John Harrison, of Scotland street
John Harrison took a licence for using the process in his own establishment in Sheffield. He sent George Walker to Birmingham to be instructed by the patentees in the art. George Walker was, therefore, the first operative electro-plater in Sheffield.
After about 18 months employment, Harrison instructed Walker to teach his son the plating business, which Walker declined to do and left. Walker's brother-in-law, Samuel Coulson, agreed to support him in setting up an electro-plating business. Walker went to Birmingham to obtain a licence to plate for the whole of Sheffield, except for Mr. Harrison, which he achieved just before Harrison was able to contact Elkington.
Messrs. Walker and Co. began to gain success and celebrity in the electro-plating business in Sheffield.
c.1840 George Walker, a Sheffield cutler, and Dr. Wright, a surgeon, worked out the process of electroplating and formed a business together - see Walker and Co.
1865 January 1st: Walker retired from the partnership of Walker and Hall