This company apparently originated in 1833 (Ironmonger, 12 November 1887). The owner was Charles Boardman (c.1793-1873), who by 1837 was listed as a silver cap and ferrule manufacturer in Norfolk Lane, with a house in Allen Street. In 1843, he moved his workshop to Pond Street, from where he registered a silver mark in 1844. He manufactured sterling silver products, but by 1847 was also made electro-plated wares. In the Census (1861), he was a silver plate manufacturer at Pond Street, employing 25 men....