These photos have been donated through the city’s Picture Sheffield archive and take a look back at the pictures which helped the Steel City become a leading name in the cutlery business.
Check out other Picture Sheffield images here: Am drams groups going back more than a century
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6. Royal Works
Mappin and Webb Ltd., Royal Works, Norfolk Street, c. 1880 Photo: picture Sheffield
7. Oxford Street showroom
Mappin and Webb’s Oxford Street showroom, London, 1902 Photo: Picture Sheffield
8. Mappin and Webb advert
Advertisement for fitted suit cases, Mappin and Webb Ltd, 1898 Photo: Picture Sheffield
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