This directory of Sheffield cutlery manufacturers (now in its 3rd edition) is the most comprehensive ever compiled. It contains well over 2,000 histories of knife, razor, scissors, silver-plate, and surgical instrument makers. • Famous names, such as Joseph Rodgers, Mappin & Webb, Wostenholm, and Walker & Hall are included, besides hundreds of smaller enterprises. • Each profile provides biographies of the owners and descriptions of their cutlery products and factories, besides trademark information. • An illustrated Introductory section provides a concise economic history of the world’s greatest cutlery centre. • With thousands of citations and an extensive bibliography, it is a major resource for historians, genealogists, collectors, and anyone interested in traditional crafts.