Mappin & Webb (2021)

A film of an online lecture tracking the history of Mappin & Webb from their Sheffield roots to an international brand. Mappin & Webb sought to position itself as high quality luxury brand, not just in the UK, but through a large network of international showrooms. The lecture was originally given by Nick Duggan on 29 September 2021. In addition to tracking the fortunes of the company, the lecture explored the huge range of products and the development of their design.
Founded by Jonathan Mappin in 1774, the company grew to have over a 1,000 employees in Sheffield by the early 20th century. It joined other famous Sheffield brands in a sharp decline after the Second World War, eventually passing through various owners to survive as a brand to the present day. Whilst the brand survives, little of what it now sells is manufactured in Sheffield.
The film was developed as part of the Name on the Knife Blade Project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The website developed by the project giving detail of the huge array of table knife manufacturers in Sheffield over the last 200 years can be found at hawleysheffieldknives.com/
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