Talk: Giving Sheffield the Edge - 400 Years of the Company of Cutlers - Sheffield - 11-7-2024

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Millennium Gallery
48 Arundel Gate City Centre
Sheffield S1 2PP


Talk: Giving Sheffield the Edge - 400 Years of the Company of Cutlers

Thursday, 11th July 2024 - 6pm - 7pm

Join Joan Unwin, Archivist at the Company of Cutler’s in Hallamshire, to learn about the history of the company.

In 1624, the Parliamentary Act of Incorporation gave the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire the legal rights to manage the cutlery trades in Sheffield and adjacent parishes in Hallamshire. As a trade organisation, it managed the training of apprentices and recording Freemen, who worked in the cutlery trades.

This Act required that all blades had an ‘edge of steel’. The Company registered identifying marks of the Freemen and could penalise anyone for disobeying its rules. Thus, Sheffield cutlers built up a reputation for quality.

Hear about the Company’s fascinating history, their ups and downs and the part they still play in Sheffield’s manufacturing today, in celebration of their 400th anniversary.

Archivist Joan Unwin will cover 400 years of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, shining a light on their fascinating history and the part they still play on Sheffield’s manufacturing industry.

This talk forms part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Show Your Metal, which opens at the Millennium Gallery on 13 June 2024, until 29 September 2024.

Admission: Free, booking recommended

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