C. Dixon & Company Ltd
The first notice of this company in the press was a ‘wanted’ advertisement in 1921 for a young girl for finishing tea knives and fish eaters. The firm was based at 145 Eldon Street, where it operated as a cutler and silversmith. The owner was Christopher Dixon (1894-1961). He had been born at Dudley Street, Walsall, the son of Francis (a carter and later building labourer) and his wife, Margaret. By 1911, Christopher Dixon was a silver warehouseman, who was living in Heeley. In 1922, C. Dixon & Co first....
