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Encyclopedia > Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire

The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire is a trade guild of steelworkers based in Sheffield. It was founded in 1624.


Since 1860, the Company has had the right to veto any proposed name of a limited company anywhere in the United Kingdom which contains the word "Sheffield".


The Company of Cutlers should not be confused with the Worshipful Company of Cutlers in London.


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The Myers Family History (468 words)
A boy could become a cutler if he was the son of a freeman of the Cutlers' Co, or if he served an apprenticeship of at least seven years with a master (until he was 21 years old).
Each cutler was issued with a mark to identify their work which enabled the wardens and searchers to trace and fine a cutler for inferior workmanship.
The Cutlers' Co. revenue increased and they could afford to be generous to good causes in Sheffield (eg General Infirmary), to the poor of the parish and to other public projects (£500 to the new Town Hall).
Hallamshire: Information from Answers.com (1030 words)
The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire is a trade guild of steelworkers, founded in 1624 and based in Sheffield.
Hallamshire was a Parliamentary constituency from 1885 to 1918
Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a large hospital in the Broomhill district of Sheffield.
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