In 1861, George Travis and Samuel Russell became partners. Travis, who was trained as a white metal smith, was the son of builder and joiner George William Travis (c.1804-1885) and his wife, Grace. Russell had been a partner in Buxton & Russell. Russell & Travis was listed in 1862 as ‘late Buxton & Russell, and previously Samuel Russell’, Britannia, silver and electro-plate manufacturer, Eyre Street Works. In 1863, the partnership between Travis and Russell ended. George ....