After several unsuccessful business ventures and having twice visited the goldfields while Sarah gave piano lessons, in 1853 he turned to tinsmithing, making pots and pans and supplying cans for the Glen Ewin jam factory.
He turned to tinsmithing, making pots and pans and supplying cans for the Glen Ewin jam factory. This was after several unsuccessful business ventures and having twice visited the goldfields while Sarah gave piano lessons. This was in 1853.