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 Flatware manufacturing has always been a specialised skill, learnt by apprenticeship
to a "Master" craftsman. The apprentice, when released to practice his
trade, would in turn become master to his own apprentice. It is therefore possible
to trace chains of masters and apprentices back to reveal a fascinating pedigree
of the skills still used today by Fletcher Robinson Ltd.
| Nicholas Bartholomew |
worked circa 1550 |
| Patrick Brue |
apprenticed 1562 |
| John Round |
apprenticed 1589 |
| Henry Good |
apprenticed 1619 |
| Richard Stonehill |
apprenticed 1633 |
| John Smith |
apprenticed 1646 |
| Walter Bradley |
apprenticed 1682 |
| Benjamin Watts |
apprenticed 1691 |
| Joseph Smith |
apprenticed 1700 |
| Ebenezer Coker |
apprenticed 1728 |
| Thomas Chawner |
apprenticed 1754 |
| George Smith |
apprenticed 1765 |
| George Smith Jr. |
apprenticed 1790 |
| Francis Higgin Jr. |
apprenticed 1805 |
| Francis Higgins and Sons |
successor to above |
| W.H.Brewis and Co. |
est. 1898 formerly a partner of above |
| C.W.Fletcher (Silversmiths) |
took control 1907 |
| James Robinson Inc |
took control 2002 |
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James Robinson Inc. Bought C.W. Fletcher (Silversmiths) Ltd in April 2002.
This was in order to continue their supply of Fletcher Flatware which they have
been retailing for over 70 years and to safeguard our methods so that they are
not changed.
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