Carl Johann Wingaard (1829-1894) was born at Bergen, Norway, the youngest son of Hans Ulrich Wingaard (1785-1849), a merchant, and his wife, Lucie Marie Petersen.  Carl’s father was a merchant and shipbroker, who operated Hans Wingaard & Co at Newcastle upon Tyne.  He died at Hull on 29 May 1849, aged 64.  His son was listed in the Sheffield directory (1856) as a merchant and foreign iron agent, Hallcarr Works, Savile Street.  In 1859, Carl moved to Trafalgar Works, Wellington Street – previously occupied by Sarah Wells & Sons.  A launch party was held, with a cricket match and dinner for fifty at the Yellow Lion, Barker Pool (Sheffield Independent, 20 October 1860).  A Wingaard advertisement in 1860 featured table cutlery and spear knives (he also sold razors).   In 1862, he married Elizabeth Mary née Fenney at Gateshead.  He left Sheffield to start a family in Birmingham, where he operated C. J. Wingaard & Co at Norman Warehouses, Summer Row.  He prospered, but in 1867 relocated to Paris.  He died there on 7 February 1894.  Wingaard’s trademark (his name and the year 1854) was apparently acquired by Edwin Blyde.