Dutton & Benton
Henry Dutton and Matthew Benton were born in Birmingham: Matthew in 1816 and Henry in about 1820. In the Census (1841), Matthew was a silver plater; Henry was a ‘plater apprentice’. By 1857, they had moved to Sheffield and had formed a partnership as electro-platers and gilders in St Mary’s Place, St Mary’s Road. In 1860, they advertised from that address, but in the following year began operating from Norfolk Lane. Matthew lived in Manton Street; Henry ....
