James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield - Information

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CARR, - May 2nd, at the residence of his daughter, at Channing street, Joseph Carr, for upwards of 50 years a respected employee of James Dixon and Sons, Cornish place, aged 76 years.

Source: Sheffield and Rotherham Independent - 4th May 1891

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The apprentices of Messrs. Dixon and Son, we understand, have conformed to the instructions given them by the Magistrates, by returning to their employment. The services of the Constables at the manufactory are now dispensed with, and it is now hoped that order and unanimity will be restored and steadily maintained.

Source: The Sheffield Independent, and Yorkshire and Derbyshire Advertiser - 18th October 1828

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A crimped-edged bowl by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1895:










J·D&S - Sheffield - 1895

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Another crimped-edged bowl, of different design, by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1894:










J·D&S - Sheffield - 1894

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Grape scissors by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1906:






J·D&S - Sheffield - 1906

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Spoons by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1947:










J.D&S - Sheffield - 1947

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A spirit flask by James Dixon & Sons:






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EP - J D & S - Trumpet

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James Dixon & Sons Ltd. - Sheffield - 1959

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A pair of candlesticks by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1971 and 1972:










J.D&S - Sheffield - 1971


J.D&S - Sheffield - 1972

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Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Henry Isaac Dixon, James Willis Dixon, James Dixon Fawcett, James Dixon, Lennox Burton Dixon, and Ernest Dixon Fawcett, carrying on business as Merchants. and Manufacturers of Silver Electro-Plate and Britannia Metal Goods, at Cornish-place, in the city of Sheffield, and at Cornish House, 14, St. Andrew's-street, Holborn-circus, in the city of London, under the style or firm of James Dixon and Sons, has been dissolved, by mutual consent, as and from, the 31st day of December, 1892, so far as relates to the said Henry Isaac Dixon. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said James Willis Dixon, James Dixon Fawcett, James Dixon, Lennox Burton Dixon, and Ernest Dixon Fawcett, by whom the said business is now and, will in future be carried on under the same style or firm of James Dixon and Sons. — Dated this 3rd day of October, 1893.
HENRY I. DIXON.
JAMES DIXON.
J. W. DIXON.
LENNOX B. DIXON.
JAMES D. FAWCETT.
ERNEST D. FAWCETT.

Source: The London Gazette - 13th October 1893

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Britannia Metal Goods. — Messrs. Dixon and Sons, manufacturers, Sheffield, have kindly supplied the following directions for cleaning : — Rub the article all over with a piece of woollen cloth, moistened with sweet oil, and then apply a little pounded rotten-stone, or polishing paste, with the finger till the polish is produced ; after which, wash it well with soap and hot water, and when dry wipe off smartly with soft wash-leather and a little fine whiting. This simple method will effectually preserve the colour.

By attending to the above, Britannia metal goods are warranted to stand their colour any duration of time.

Source: The Woman's Book - 1911

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A sauce-boat by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1931:








J·D & S - Sheffield - 1931

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James Dixon & Sons - Sheffield - 1862

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A standish by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1925:






J·D&S - Sheffield - 1925

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A napkin-ring by James Dixon & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1880:








J·D&S - Sheffield - 1880

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A silver-plated tea-pot by James Dixon & Sons:




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JAMES DIXON & SONS, MERCHANTS, MANNFACTNRERS OF SILVER AND BEST SHEFFIELD ELECTRO-PLATE, & C., CORNISH PLACE, SHEFFIELD

The eminent firm named above was founded upwards of a hundred years ago, and has had a distinguished career in the Sheffield trade. The business, which has now assumed immense proportions, was started originally by Mr. James Dixon, and has remained under the control of his descendants since then. The present principals are Mr. Henry I. Dixon, senior, Mr. James Willis Dixon, Mr. James D. Fawcett, Mr. James Dixon, Mr. Lennox B. Dixon, and Mr. Ernest D. Fawcett, these gentlemen trading in co-partnership under the title of James Dixon & Sons. The firm are among the leading merchants and manufacturers in Sheffield, and their vast establishment was visited in 1879 by the late Prince Leopold. Ten years later the Shah of Persia, on the occasion of his last tour in England, visited Messrs. Dixon’s works, and expressed himself highly delighted with all that he saw there. The premises cover a great area of ground, and comprise a number of large and lofty blocks of substantial buildings, arranged in the form of a hollow square, and enclosing spacious yards which are intersected by other transverse blocks. The whole place has been planned and laid out with a view to convenience in each department, and the many processes of a highly interesting and complicated industry are here carried out under the most favourable circumstances.

Messrs. James Dixon & Sons employ nearly eight hundred hands, many of whom are workmen of the highest practical skill, and the manufacturing operations carried on embrace the production of silver and best Sheffield electro-plate, Britannia metal and nickel-silver goods, table and pocket cutlery, sporting tackle, &c., for all of which this firm enjoys an international reputation. The sporting department has become a special feature, and the firm are celebrated for all kinds of superior sporting tackle. They have lately patented a cartridge-loading machine capable of turning cut three thousand per hour, which has already been adopted by many of the leading gunmakers. Messrs. Dixon’s manufactures in all departments are noted for their excellence of quality and finish, and are distinguished by the well-known “Trumpet” trade-mark of the house, granted in October, 1879.

An immense trade is controlled by this firm in both the home and the export markets, and Messrs. James Dixon & Sons are especially well known in Australia, where they have offices at 108, Queen Street, Melbourne, and 420, George Street, Sydney. The London offices are at Cornish House, 14, St. Andrew’s Street, Holborn Circus, E.C.

The telegraphic addresses of the house are: “Dixon, Sheffield”; “James Dixon, London”; and “Dixmer, Melbourne.”

Source: Progress - Commerce - 1893

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Mr. James Willis Dixon, of the firm of James Dixon and Sons, Cornish Place, has just been elected Upper Warden of the Founders' Company of London. Mr. Dixon has been a founder since 1866, and in due course will reach the Master's chair. The Founders' Company, which is one of the oldest of the London guilds, having been in existence some six hundred years, possesses a treasure, which Mr. Dixon, as a silversmith, will be able to appreciate, viz.., the famous drinking cup of Lady Jane Seymour, which is valued at £2,500.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st November 1892

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Mr. J. Willis Dixon, principal of the well-known firm of James Dixon and Sons, silversmiths, Cornish-place, Sheffield, has been refused a return of foreign silver goods “‘halled” this year and former years by the London Assay Office. Deputy-Warden Robinson, of the London Assay Office, Goldsmiths’ Hall, put Mr. Dixon’s request before the Court, which declined to grant it. In a letter to Mr. Samuel Roberts, M.P., Ecclesall Division, Sheffield, Mr. Dixon states that the silver trade is very bad, and he knows that there is an ever increasing amount of foreign silver going through the London office, more especially this year, partly owing to the fear that the British lion may soon be no longer put on foreign-made goods.

Source: The Engineer - 17th July 1903

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Trade and the flag are sometimes brought together in a strange way. During the Soudan campaign, after the battle of Toski, a pair of German silver spoons were found on the bodies of two dervishes. The spoons bore the well-known trade mark—a trumpet—of Messrs. James Dixon and Sons, silversmiths, of Cornish-place, Sheffield. They were evidently part of the loot obtained from some unfortunate English soldiers who had met their death in one of the sanguinary engagements of that war. The spoons were taken possession of by Lieut. d’Aguilar, of the 17th Lancers. That officer, on going to the London premises of the Sheffield firm, ascertained that Mr. James Willis Dixon, now the head of the firm, was a cousin of the wife of the brave but unfortunate Hicks Pasha. The officer thereupon forwarded the spoons to Mr. Dixon, who has them now at his residence at Hillsborough Hall, where each bears this inscription in recognition of the event :—‘‘ One of 6090 spoons made in three days by James Dixon and Sons for Lord Wolseley’s army in Egypt, in 1884. Taken from Dervishes after the battle of Toski, in 1889, and presented to J. W. Dixon by Clyde d’Aguilar, lieutenant 17th Lancers, 1890.”

Source: The Engineer - 18th May 1894

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