Charles William Fletcher was the son of a highway labourer. He was apprenticed as a silver hand-forger to William Gallimore. In 1891, Charles began supplying blanks to local silversmiths. In 1894, he registered a silver mark from an address in Arundel Street. In 1899, he leased (and then bought for £707) the premises of Henry Holdsworth, which he named Sterling Works (More Memories of Sheffield, 1998). In 1907, Fletcher acquired the London silver-plate firm of Brewis & Co. In 190....