Hardy, Bell & Company
This firm made silver fruit knives and also dealt in cutlery goods. It was apparently founded in 1831, when it registered a silver mark (H & B) from Union Lane. The partnership involved Samuel Hardy, John Bell, and Thomas Hardy. That arrangement was dissolved in 1834. Thereafter the only partner who can be tracked with reasonable certainty is Thomas Hardy (c.1800-1881). He registered his own mark in 1836. Most of his subsequent life was spent living in Brown Street, with a workshop in ....
