Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
As good as it was to be able to proclaim 'Cutlers To' it was surely not without much politics and fancy freebies, etc to secure one.
I don't think anyone who used it in an unauthorized way did it for long?
I expect it was quite difficult to secure one. It seems I read once of Rodgers presenting the King with a finely detailed miniature multi-bladed knife which was mishandled during inspection and disappeared in the carpet. Took a long while to find it. Must have been tiny!
From what I've been reading you're definitely right about that, though it was great for marketing, it was not simply a marketing gimmick. The companies had a number of standards, and though politics were most definitely involved, the companies with a Royal Warrant were top notch.
On another site someone mentioned Marshes & Sheppard. Can anyone verify that they had a RW? Symbol or words?