Established in about 1730 in Orchard Place – where it remained throughout most of the nineteenth century – this horn merchant was said to have been the oldest in the trade. The Fisher’s history is discussed in Leader (1905)1 and especially in Taylor (1927)2. It was founded by John Fisher, who passed the business to his son, also named John. In 1787, John was listed as a haft presser in Church Lane. It eventually supplied the cutlery trade with a wide range of scales (handles) in horn....