Ogden Brothers & Derby
This business began in about 1849 as Edward Ogden & Co, Castle Hill. Edward Ogden was 32-year-old cutlery manufacturer, living in Pond Street. By 1852 he had launched Ogden Brothers with his brother Samuel. The Castle Hill business was listed as a manufacturer of table and spring cutlery, and plated, silver, and dessert knives. By 1856, another partner, John Derby, had joined the enterprise, which was now based at Surrey Works in Eyre Lane. It advertised in the local directories as a merc....
