The brothers were Frank (1897-1963) and William (1902-1970).  They were the sons of  William Slinn Walton (1865-1919) and his wife, Emma.  William Sen. was the managing director of William Stones’ Cannon Brewery and when he died, aged 53, left £14,485.

In 1923, his sons partnered Sydney James Brindley (1885-1968) in establishing Brindley & Walton Ltd at Imperial Works, Eyre Street.   Capitalised at £3,000, the firm was described as a metal stampers, which specialised in grinding and finishing stainless spoon and fork blanks (Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 8 August 1923).  By 1925, the company was listed as a cutlery manufacturer at Tudor Street.   S. J. Brindley later withdrew and in 1930 joined his father’s business (F. J. Brindley), which made its reputation in forging steel balls.  The Walton brothers registered their own cutlery company, which by 1931 was listed at 266 Queen’s Road.   It specialised in stainless steel tableware (such as forks and spoons) for home and export markets.   In 1939, the brothers switched production to supplying the Army and hospitals with table cutlery and holloware.  As shown in an advertisement in The Ironmonger Diary (1955), the firm resumed normal production after the War.  In the early 1960s, it was listed as a fork manufacturer.

Walton Bros disappeared from directories in the late 1960s.  Frank Walton, Farfield House, Langsett Road, South Oughtibridge, died on 1 May 1963, leaving £58,211.  His brother, William, of Storth Cottage, Fulwood Road, died on 10 August 1970, leaving £58,944.  In 1988, the assets and name of Walton Bros were acquired by Harrison Fisher and the name was changed to The Kitchen Cutlery Co Ltd, Eye Witness Works, Milton Street.