In 1860 he established a business selling buckets, shovels and other oddments. In 1872 he admitted his son, Harry, into his business and within three years they opened the Lamp Works in Little King Street in Birmingham.
In 1860, he initiated a business selling buckets, shovels, and miscellaneous items. By 1872, he included his son Harry in the company, and within three years, they opened the Lamp Works in Little King Street, Birmingham.