Antique silverplate sugar tongs from Joseph RODGERS & Sons Sheffield England.
Joseph Rodgers was founded in 1724 when John Rodgers first rented the star and Maltese cross mark from the Cutlers’ Company. John’s three sons John, Joseph and Maurice joined the family business, which began to expand rapidly. In the 1780s the family moved into a block of workshops which would become their most famous address, No. 6 Norfolk Street. In 1800 Joseph and Maurice formally dissolved their partnership and the firm was renamed Joseph Rodgers & Sons, The company bought George Wostenholm & Son Ltd in 1971, however, it stopped trading by 1983. The name is now owned by Egginton Brothers and is still being stamped on Sheffield made cutlery today.
- Length – 13 cm
- Material – silverplate
- Condition – great / signs of age appear / scratches on the surface / see images
