James Dixon and Sons

Career Manufacturer

Biography Based in Sheffield. 'Sheffield firm, founded in 1806 by James Dixon. In 1811 it became a partnership Dixon & Smith. In 1822 the company moved to Cornish Place and became Dixon & Son, then in 1835 became James Dixon & Sons. The firm continued to be a family run enterprise until 1976. The famous trumpet and banner trade mark was granted in 1879' There are other instances found via the web of them producing firearm accessories though they seem mostly to produce tableware [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 26/04/2007]

Biography References http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11434 / http://www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk/coresite/html/searchresults.asp?SearchOn=makerassets&ID=183

County Yorkshire

Relationship Maker

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1846 / 1934

Date made around 1806 - 1846

Dates active 1806-1976

Donated around 1921 / 1934

English collections Powder and bullet flask, possibly a revolver [it is not clear why this name of maker is associated with this object because there is no back up information, it may be a mistake]

Institution Yes

Oxford based No

English collection size 2?

Connections William Hatchett Jackson / Charles Hatchett / Sylvia Wood and Dorothea Wood / William Wood