James Dixon and Sons - Info wanted.

[paulineb 10]

In my second book about James Dixon and Sons the first chapter includes the history of the firm with dates.I mention this because it covers a lot of the questions people are asking. There is a later chapter about trademarks etc with dates and also a chapter on teapots. one on the building=Cornish Place, one on flasks. You can download it as a PDF from a website called lulu.com which is an on line publisher for £2. Put the title or my name in their search engine and it will take you to the correct page. There are 20 chapters all together. It is called 'A rare and special collection James Dixon and Sons, Silversmiths, Pewterers and Makers of gun accessories'. 6 generations of my family worked for the firm. I also transcribed the Reminiscences of James Dixon (3rd one to manage the firm) written in 1933 for the Sheffield Telegraph covering his life from the 1850s. He records a lot of local and social memories but also his travels in Europe.

Any proceeds from the book go to the charity the Myasthenia Gravis Association. The best source of James Dixon products today is Ebay. The firm that holds the patents etc mostly exports goods to the Middle East or does specialised commissions. Any problems with web site contact me

Pauline C.Bell

[email protected]

[miktik 10]

I have been given a large hip flask with the following markings engraved on bottom

 

Half Moon Symbol

Below that is the Trumpet and Flag

Below that is "James Dixon & Sons"

Below that is "Sheffield"

 

To the right on the side are the following marks

"1419 ET"

and below is "24 ozs"

 

To the left on the side is "made in england"

 

From other posts I believe that this flask is Electrotyped (ET). But I have no idea how old this item is. Does anyone have information on the markings on this flask that may help. I have seen an identical photo of the flask shown on a website selling Historical Americana,

ttp://historicalamericana.com/antiques.asp but don't understand why it would be listed as historical americana when it is marked as being of british origin.

 

The image is the 14th item down on the page.

 

Any help would be appreciated

[alan carr 10]

Hiya. Me and my partner have just bought our 1st place together. It is in Cornish Place. The old factory of James Dixon & sons. It was converted into apartments 4 yrs ago. We are both very interested to find out more about the history of the building and we would love to acquire some original James Dixon & sons silverware so we can bring it 'home'. If anyone one has any old pictures of Cornish Place or any info, please let me know. Thanks Jen x x x

hi i have a number of old catalogues of the silver and plated cutlery from james dixon and sons dating back to 19 th century.if you would be interested i could meet up and let you look through them i worked at the factory where u now live

[alan carr 10]

hi i have a number of old catalogues dating back to the 19 th century of james dixon and sons.if you were interested i could meet up and let u look through them.i could also give u a bit of info u might not know about. i worked at the works for about 10 years

[nannawendy 10]

Hi I have a pair of fish servers that have J D & S stamped on, each initial is in a seperate box, there dosnt seem to be any other markings would be gratefull for any help in identifying when it was made please.

[bongo7777 10]

Hi there,

I have a James Dixon flask as described by you in one of your posts. It has, "A pleasant surprise" as the title and engraved on the top corner:

 

--To--

Walter Lindrum

--From--

W.Milo Dixon

--Jan 10th 1930--

 

This is not for sale as I collect items related to Walter Lindrum.

I just thought you may be interested in it.

Regards,

Graham.

[hillsbro 32]

Hi Graham - welcome to the Forum!..As you may be aware, Willis Milo Dixon (1901-1977), the elder son of Wynyard Dixon and a grandson of James Dixon, became head of the firm on the death of Lennox Burton Dixon in 1941.

[bongo7777 10]

Hi Graham - welcome to the Forum!..As you may be aware, Willis Milo Dixon (1901-1977), the elder son of Wynyard Dixon and a grandson of James Dixon, became head of the firm on the death of Lennox Burton Dixon in 1941.

 

Hi,

Thanks for the info. It looks like "Milo" was not much younger than Walter Lindrum. I assume he must have met Walter when he was in the UK in 1929/30 and made his record Billiards breaks.

I have no info regarding the circumstances of the gift.

[hillsbro 32]

Hi Graham - yes, it would seem that W. Milo Dixon was a billiards fan. No doubt your flask has a story behind it - one that we're never likely to hear! My silversmith grandfather worked for Dixons in the 1920s/30s and I remember him saying what a good firm they were to work far. In case it's of interest, here is an ex-Google Earth photo of the house in Endcliffe Rise Road, Sheffield, where 'Milo' lived in the 1930s. Milo is an uncommon Irish name, and W. Milo Dixon's mother was Irish - in 1899 Wynyard Dixon had married Catherine Anna M. Burke in London. Catherine had been born at Dalkey, a suburb of Dublin, in 1870-71.

[alan carr 10]

[ rented a small workshop on cornish place the old james dixon works from 1984 till it closed in the 90s what a shame to see a historic building turn into flats.the dixon family olso owned the house in hillsborough park now a public library and the roads opposite named after the family eg dixon lennox dorothy ect

[tinaleslie 10]

Hi, just like everyone else I'm new to this forum stuff but thought it might be the best place to find out about a jug I have. It has the following markings.The trumpet & banner but above that is a mark that looks like a horseshoe. Next is J D & S (in script) Next is E P B M (in script) then numbers 3844 and under them is the number 2.After reading all the messages in this forum I now know what all markings mean but would love to know how old my jug is, I think it is a water jug. Have tried to look up the pattern numbers but not really sure where to actually look. Would appreciate any info, thanks.

[moonblade 10]

Hi. Newbie at this and couldnt find out how to post my own message (someone wanna be nice and tell me how?).

 

Anyway, Im after info on a jd & s claret jug ive found in a box of old glassware. I have pictures on my pc but dont see a way of adding a local image here otherwise I would.

 

On the inside of the lid are, in order:

 

What looks like a capital F and an Angel

E.P. J D & S and the horn in a shield (how I found the makers)

the number 2.549 with a 6 directly underneath

 

If anybody can give me info on the age or specifc style (if it has one) I would be most grateful.

 

TQ in advance just in case, Leon ¦¬)