Information regarding James Deakin & Sons and Shaw & Fisher

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A topic for recording information regarding James Deakin & Sons and the business of Shaw & Fisher, who were acquired by James Deakin & Sons in 1894:




Established in 1866 by James Deakin (1822-1900), it became James Deakin & Sons by 1886 when he was joined in partnership by his sons: William Pitchford Deakin(1846-1931), John Deakin(c.1849-1935), and Albert Deakin(1858-1937). The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1897.



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See: https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_D.html

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A hair-brush by James Deakin & Sons Ltd., assayed at Chester in 1904:










Rd. 424187 - See: https://www.925-1000.com/registry.html


JD/WD (John Deakin and William Deakin) - Chester - 1904

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Poisonings. —The cases reported since last week include the following : At Sheffield, Willes Deakin, a director of James Deakin & Sons, poisoned himself with potassium cyanide.

Source: The Chemist and Druggist - 21st July 1917

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James Deakin & Sons - Sheffield - 1949

Proprietors: Deakins (Silversmiths) Ltd.

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A photo-frame by James Deakin & Sons Ltd., assayed at Chester in 1915:




JD/WD (John Deakin and William Deakin) - Chester - 1915

See: viewtopic.php?f=50&t=54768&p=174650

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FRANK H. SCOTT

Montreal


Mr. Frank H. Scott, manufacturers' agent, Montreal, was in Toronto for a few days this week. Mr. Scott represents James Deakin & Sons, Limited, silversmiths and cutlers, and Maleham & Yeomans, cutlery manufacturers, both of Sheffield, England, and his visit to the west is in the interest of those firms.

Source: Canadian Hardware and Metal - 1st March 1902



Frank H. Scott - Montreal - 1902

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A pocket-knife, assayed at Sheffield in 1906:










JD/WD - Sheffield - 1906

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A James Deakin & Sons electro-plate mark:


JD & S EP Bell

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Local Patents. - Compiled for the Independent by Mr. E.E. Hewett, C.E. legal attorney for patents, High Court, 35, High Street, Sheffield:-

Trade marks registered: James Deakin and Sons, Matilda Street.

Source: The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent - 18th September 1883

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James Deakin & Sons Limited - Sheffield - 1921

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A sifter spoon by James Deakin & Sons:



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TRADE MARKS APPLIED FOR

Objections to the registration of any of the undermentioned applications should be lodged with C. N. Dalton, Esq., C.B., Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks, at the Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., within one month of the dates mentioned. The objection must be stated on Trade-marks Form J, cost 1l., obtainable through any money-order office.

Design of table-gong; for a liquid metal-polish. By James Deakin & Sons (Limited), Matilda Street, Sheffield. 236,239.

Source: Trade-marks Journal - 3rd April 1901

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—M. W. L. Colton, representant James Deakin & Sons Limited, de Sheffield, Angleterre, etait a Montreal, cette semaine. L'agence de cette maison a Montreal, aitrefois entre les mains de F. H. Scott, est changee et un nouveau representant sera nomme. M. Colton ira jusqu'a la cote du Pacifique.

Mr. W. L. Colton, representing James Deakin & Sons Limited, of Sheffield, England, was in Montreal this week. The agency of this house in Montreal, formerly in the hands of F. H. Scott, has been changed and a new representative will be appointed. Mr. Colton will go to the Pacific coast.

Source: Le Prix Courant - 27th May 1910


M. R. F. Colton, representant James Deakin & Sons, Sheffield, Angleterre, qui a fait un voyage en Ontario, est rentr a Montreal, la semaine derniere et est reparti samedi soir pour la cote du Pacifique.

Mr. R. F. Colton, representing James Deakin & Sons, Sheffield, England, who made a trip to Ontario, returned to Montreal last week and left for the Pacific Coast on Saturday evening.

Source: Le Prix Courant - 24th June 1910

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W. F. Colton, representing James Deakin & Sons, silversmiths of Sheffield, England, arrived in Montreal this week from a business trip to the Pacific Coast. He sailed on Thursday for home. His glowing description of the business success in the west would drive most men to go there at once. He said however that most of the silverware that he sold was to general stores and to jewellers and not to hardwaremen. That to him was a surprise as in the old land his territory was through Wales, where the bulk of the finest silverware was sold through the hardware stores. In Moose Jaw in the west, for instance, his largest order was from a hardware store. This was the exception however and showed that in that one place the jewellers were less enterprising than the hardwaremen. He believed also that the men selling hardware could with a little care and intelligence develop a strong silverware department. This just bears out the arguments used in this paper that silverware is suited to the hardware trade, but it is owing to the carelessness of the merchant that he is missing a splendid revenue producer.

Source: Hardware and Metal - 23rd July 1910

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A toast-rack by James Deakin & Sons, assayed at Sheffield in 1892:




JD/WD - Sheffield - 1892

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James Deakin & Sons Limited - Sheffield - Undated

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PARTNERSHIPS DISOLVED

James Deakin, W.P. Deakin, Jno. Deakin, and A. Deakin, trading as James Deakin and Sons, at Sheffield, silversmiths and cutlery manufacturers. James Deakin retires.

Source: The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent - 5th July 1893

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A lobster-pick by James Deakin & Sons:




A - JD - & - S - Crown - EP

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An advertisement for Shaw & Fisher, who were acquired by James Deakin & Sons in 1894:


Shaw & Fisher - Sheffield - 1892

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Another old-established concern in the Britannia-metal and electro-plate trade is in the market. The firm of Shaw and Fisher, in Suffolk-road, has scarcely seen its 60th birthday, but in the course of a few weeks it will be brought to the hammer " in two lots." The first comprises the buildings, and the second the "good-will," trade mark, registered designs, &c. There has been neither Shaw nor Fisher in the concern for many a year. The late head of the firm was Mr. C. Hall, whose death was noticed in these notes last year. Mr. Hall's son has decided not to continue the business, hence the sale. For some time past the business has been offered for sale as a going concern, but in these times such intangible things as good-will do not bring very much in the market. A rumour got abroad in the town that Messrs. John Round and Son were about to purchase, but the only foundation for this somewhat unlikely story appears to have been the fact that Mr. Ridge and Mr. Sawson paid a visit to the works by invitation. The works and business will be offered for sale at the auction rooms of Messrs. Nicholson, Greaves and Barber, early in June.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st June 1894

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