"... 1856 At the age of 16, James Osborn founded Spong and Co operating from 226 High Holborn, London, a company manufacturing hardware and wirework. The works were in Emerald Street, London, making economic household utensils or, as they were then called, "domestic machinery". ..." - https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Spong_and_Co, 23.09.2021
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