Christopher Marshall & Company
This cutlery, tool, and general hardware merchant was founded in about 1920 and was based at Wellington Works, Wellington Street. One partner was Christopher George Marshall; the other was Charles Ainley Donovan (1871-1947).Marshall may have been an ironmonger’s assistant from Nottingham, who had been born in about 1889, the son of a bookkeeper. He expounded his views on business in an article, ‘From Apprentice to Manufacturer’ (Ironmonger, 26 August 1922). His partnership with Donovan ended in 1923.Possibl....
