Off the Shelf: 500 Sheffield Treasures – Nick Duggan

Sheffield is famous for making a wide range of metal products. Hundreds of companies competed and collaborated to produce items of quality that were exported all over the world. In this illustrated talk, Nick Duggan celebrates a hugely important aspect of Sheffield’s manufacturing history and provides a guide to cutlery and flatware. From Victorian cutlery for pickles, asparagus, sardines and sugar to mystery items that no-one can identify, Nick will showcase Sheffield’s cutlery industry.

Nick Duggan was a teacher and lecturer in Sheffield before joining The Hawley Collection as Kelham Island as a volunteer. An enthusiast for items made in Sheffield, he has worked on projects Name on a Knife Blade and Sheffield Treasures.

This event is part of Off the Shelf: Festival of Words from the University of Sheffield. The full festival programme is available here: https://offtheshelf.org.uk/events/ 

The event is organised by the Off the Shelf Festival. Views expressed at this event do not reflect those of Sheffield Museums.