John Grinsell was in partnership with Henry Bourne, trading as Grinsell & Bourne.
This partnership began sometime before 1864 and continued until its dissolution in 1871.
The firm was located at 18-19 Ludgate Hill in Birmingham, England.
Rowland Holbrook Smith (1879-1920) was born on 14 December 1879 in New York City, USA.
Rowland's father, Alfred Holbrook Smith was president and founder of the Alfred H. Smith Company, which originally focused on importing brushes.
Later on the business was expanded to include the importation of toiletries, vanity boxes and perfumes.
This guide will show you how to guarantee that you are buying authentic Edwardian jewellery.
While other blogs deal with Edwardian style and fashion we are endeavouring to compile a guide to enable accurate dating.
The firm was founded in 1827 by Antonio Fattorini (1797 - 1860). This remarkable company is still in business at the time of writing this post.
In 1829 the firm was listed as a jeweller in northern England. The exact location was 18 Bazaar, Central Market, Leeds, Yorkshire. This company of manufacturing jewellers was also owned retail premises.
This firm of manufacturing silversmiths was active from 1896 - 1959, when it was acquired by Ward Brothers (Birmingham) Ltd. The business premises of Harold Crisford & William Clement Norris were located at 117-118 Vyse Street in the heart of the Birmingham jewellery quarter. The company is noted for its high quality luxury pieces which include babies rattles, bookmarks, boxes, button hooks, card cases, powder compacts, match box holders, napkin rings, pepperettes, shoe horns, spoons, stamp cases and trophy cups.
