John Wilson (Sheffield) Ltd
Advertisements stated that Wilson’s was founded in 1750 and was: ‘THE OLDEST AND FOREMOST FIRM IN THE WORLD specializing in the Manufacture of Butchers’ and Provision Dealers’ Cutlery’. Apparently, it started at Ranmoor or Hallam, and then moved to Cross Smithfield in about 1750. The founder was Thomas Wilson. He may have been the cutler apprenticed to Joseph Wilson (Hallam) and granted his Freedom in 1766. According to Leader (1876), Thomas Wilson:fir....
