WALKER & HALL

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The business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Walker. Becoming an assistant of Dr. John Wright who had conducted important experiments on electroplating Walker secured the royalty of electroplating for Sheffield. The business was joined by Henry Hall and became in 1853 Walker & Hall. The factory was at Howard Street, Sheffield, while showrooms were opened in 45 Holborn Viaduct, London. Branches were opened in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff, Belfast, Hull, Bristol, Melbourne and Adelaide (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa). Walker & Hall was converted into a limited liability company in 1920 under the style Walker & Hall Ltd and combined in 1963 under the British Silverware Ltd with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co. Walker and Hall Sheffield were primarily Sheffield Makers, but items with Birmingham, London and Chester Assay Marks can also be found.

CHRONOLOGY:
Walker & Co, 1845-1848
Walker, Coulson & Hall, 1848-1853
Walker & Hall 1853-1920
Walker & Hall Ltd, 1920-the present
part of British Silverware Ltd, 1963-1971
a subsidiary of Mappin & Webb Ltd, a member of Sears Holdings Ltd since 1971

	W&H into a pennant Walker & Hall Sheffield 1901 hallmark
	W&H into a pennant Walker & Hall Chester 1907 hallmark >
	W&H into a scalloped rectangle Walker & Hall Sheffield 1916 hallmark
	W&H into a scalloped rectangle Walker & Hall Birmingham 1932 hallmark
	W&H into a scalloped rectangle Walker & Hall Chester 1934 hallmark

Adie & Lovekin	Asprey & Co	Atkin Brothers	Barker Brothers	E.Barnard & Sons	Bateman	Boardman Glossop & Co	Charles Boyton & Son	T. Bradbury & Sons	Alexander Clark
Daniel & Arter	Deykin & Sons	J.Dixon & Sons	Elkington	Fattorini & Sons	Garrard & Co Ltd	Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd	Hamilton & Inches	Harrison Br. & Howson	Hayne & Cater
Hukin & Heath	W.Hutton & Sons	Mappin & Webb	Martin, Hall & Co	Sampson Mordan & Co	Robert Pringle	Roberts & Belk	John Round & Son Ltd	Sibray, Hall & Co Ltd	George Unite & Sons
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Wakely & Wheeler	Walker & Hall	H.Wilkinson & Co	Josiah Williams & Co	H.Woodward & Co	.	.	.	.	.

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