Henry Duke
In 1828 – in what was probably the first advertisement for a cutlery materials maker – Henry Duke appeared as a brass and iron scale maker, who also supplied springs, lancet blades, shields and shielding tools ‘on the shortest notice’. He worked at the top of Church Street and lived in Portobello. In 1833, his was listed in Chapel Yard, Bow Street, and he was also victualler at the Yorkshire Stingo in Division Street. In 1837, he was a manufacturer in Rockingham Lane, with a residenc....
