James Dixon and Sons were founded in Sheffield, England in 1806 and were one of the major British manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution, helping to give the city its global reputation for manufacturing excellence. Initially working in Pewter, Electroplated Britannia Metal and Nickel Silver the company honed their skills over the years and became synonymous with Sterling Silver and Silver Plated cutlery and holloware items. Established client lists across the world from Consulates to Royal Families have always been the clientele of the company, their demand for the highest of quality has always been the benchmark set for the workshops.
Today the workshops are still based in Sheffield and the highly skilled and dedicated team are immensely proud to be producing the silverware of their forefathers in the traditional ways. James Dixon and Sons are in the unique position that all of our silverware is still hand made every step of the way under one roof. From Spinning and Stamping through Buffing and Polishing to Silver Plating every process is approached with the greatest care and attention. Each step is carefully quality controlled and only the pieces of the highest class make it through to completion. The workshops live by a quote from James Dixon himself “nothing should go out of my hands, bearing my name, which could disgrace that name”.
In the 19th Century James Dixon and Sons became famed across the globe for a variety of items, but possibly the most renowned range were the shooting accessories produced in the workshops. Powder Flasks used in the American Civil War were produced on our shop floor alongside Hip Flasks and social shooting accessories. Today the workshops are still able to create many of these items from the original tooling and whilst we have brought the workshops into the 21st Century by incorporating new and innovative technologies and techniques the majority of the work is still completed using the traditional methods. This may be a slower approach but the overall finish fully justifies the time and effort put into every single piece.
Our website is a small snapshot of the silverware we are able to make, we have looked to incorporate traditional James Dixon and Sons items alongside more current gift ideas. Our cutlery patterns shown are just a small number of those available and are a mixture of traditional James Dixon and Sons private patterns, Parish patterns and modern day designs that should appeal to all tastes and manner of settings.
The aim of James Dixons and Sons today is to keep the traditional silversmithing craft alive, to produce the highest quality and well designed silverware which will last for generations to come.