In 1864, Walter Savage & Co was listed at 52 Pond Street, as electro-plater, gilder, and manufacturer of German silver spoons and forks.   The founder of this business was Walter Smith Savage (1832-1912), who lived in Paternoster Row, and then Suffolk Road.  Also at 52 Pond Street was the razor and pen knife manufacturer George Savage & Son.  Walter was George’s son.  In 1868, Savage was listed as a manufacturer of German silver spoons and forks, Pond Street, with a dwelling at Paternoster Row.  By 1871, Walter Savage employed seven workers.  In 1894, W. Savage & Co registered a silver mark from its address, Standard Works, Pond Street.   Another mark was ‘ARIZONA SILVER’.  Walter Smith Savage, Glencoe Road, died on 30 November 1912.  A Methodist, he was interred in City Road Cemetery.   He left £7,159.  By the early 1930s, Savage’s had been acquired by Frank Cobb.